Re: [tor-bugs] #14555 [Tor]: Clarification about new CIRC attributes

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#14555: Clarification about new CIRC attributes
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     Reporter:  atagar  |      Owner:  arthuredelstein
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  needs_review
     Priority:  minor   |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.6.x-final
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:
Actual Points:          |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by nickm):

 Replying to [comment:18 atagar]:
 > > Is there a function in Tor that encodes QuotedStrings?
 >
 > We have QuotedStrings all throughout the control-spec. What do we do for
 all the other instances?

 In some cases, the code uses esc_for_log.  Others are input-only.

 I looked the other night and couldn't find a function that actually
 encodes in QuotedString format in our code.  That doesn't mean there
 couldn't be one, but hey

 > > If we change in 0.2.6.4, will we break old TBB versions that rely on
 the old behavior?
 >
 > I filed this ticket right after the attribute was added to the spec. I'm
 a tad surprised it's already in a release.

 It's in a TBB alpha, but I don't want to make their lives harder.

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