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[tor-bugs] #19449 [Core Tor/Tor]: Remove --disable-transparent configure option?

#19449: Remove --disable-transparent configure option?
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     Reporter:  arma          |      Owner:
         Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium        |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.???
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                |  Parent ID:
       Points:                |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:                |
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 Right now --enable-transparent is the default in ./configure.

 I don't know of anyplace that disables it.

 And that means that if there's any place that fails to build with it
 enabled, we would have heard about it, right?

 So, the only possible remaining reason to disable it is if we don't want
 that extra code in Tor, for security reasons? Are there libraries that we
 choose not to link if it's disabled? Or is it just a couple of lines of
 code that we run or don't run?

 (I noticed this option again while noticing that FreeBSD's Tor port (
 https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/attachment/ticket/7734/FreeBSD_Tor_port_config.png
 ) gives the user the option of choosing --disable-transparent, along with
 other things like --enable-bufferevents and --enable-instrument-downloads
 that are distractions at best and downright dangerous sometimes.)

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/19449>
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