Dear Peter, Since it has been a while since the last discussion, I am wondering if there is any progress on how we are going to support the torrc.d feature.
I am asking this because we would like to adopt the torrc.d feature in Whonix 14 which is coming soon; however, as the downstream, we are too afraid to make the decision on our own which may cause conflicts with the upstream configuration later. I am quoting the Whonix specific concern [0] here for your information: > Will `%include /etc/torrc.d/` go into > `/usr/share/tor/tor-service-defaults-torrc` or `/etc/tor/torrc`? This is > unanswered. > > If we modify Whonix's > [/etc/tor/torrc](https://github.com/Whonix/anon-gw-anonymizer-config/blob/master/etc/tor/torrc.anondist), > users who upgrade will get an [interactive dpkg conflict resolution > dialog](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Whonix_Configuration_Files#dpkg_interactive_conflict_resolution_dialog) > and will be confused, bridges users most likely breaking their connectivity > if they install the new config file. > > Since [` Upgrading Whonix 13 to Whonix > 14`](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Upgrading_Whonix_13_to_Whonix_14) recommend > [`apt-get-noninteractive`](https://github.com/Whonix/usability-misc/blob/master/usr/bin/apt-get-noninteractive) > `dist-upgrade`, the new `/etc/tor/torrc` by Whonix would overwrite bridges > or otherwise user modified `/etc/tor/torrc`. > > That is why > [/etc/tor/torrc](https://github.com/Whonix/anon-gw-anonymizer-config/blob/master/etc/tor/torrc.anondist) > hasn't been modified in years. > > Should upstream decide to go with `/usr/share/tor/tor-service-defaults-torrc` > we would have to rewind our change and go through all of this again. > > On other other hand if we add `%include /etc/torrc.d/` to > `/usr/share/tor/tor-service-defaults-torrc` and upstream later decides to go > with `/etc/tor/torrc` we are parsing the config files in a different order, > which could also lead to confusion. Please let me know if there is anything I could help to sort out supporting the torrc.d feature because I will be more than happy to do so! Best, iry [0]: https://forums.whonix.org/t/graphical-gui-whonix-setup-wizard-anon-connection-wizard-technical-discussion/650/377
