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So copper.unitinu.net is now running a Tor relay. Since there's nothing else running on that box, Tor is happily soaking up ten megabits a second. How did I do it, you ask?

Easy!

First I downloaded the tor and libevent sources.

[root@copper ~]#wget http://www.monkey.org/~provos/libevent-1.3e.tar.gz
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[root@copper ~]#wget http://www.torproject.org/dist/tor-0.1.2.19.tar.gz
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Then I unpacked the archives, ran the makefiles, etc. But tor errored out during configuration!

checking whether we need extra options to link libevent... configure: error: Found linkable libevent in (system), but it doesn't run, even with -R. Maybe specify another using --with-libevent-dir?
[root@copper tor-0.1.2.19]#


Since libevent installed correctly, I guessed that tor couldn't find the libraries. Googling the error message googlewhacked on another fellow with the same problem, which he solved by setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH to /usr/local/lib. So I, you know, did that.

[root@copper tor-0.1.2.19]# export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib
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[root@copper tor-0.1.2.19]# ./configure && make
output removed, but it worked! too bad make doesn't give a completion message.


That was easy! Kinda.

MystMystMystMyst: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointless_topology
bbot: I've yet to see any practical applications of topology.
bbot: In short, I think it pointless.
bbot: There, that's your topical joke.
MystMystMystMyst: I found a copy of Fire Upon The Deep.
MystMystMystMyst: It looked very space-opera-esque.
bbot: Indeed it is.
MystMystMystMyst: As long as there's lots of hard science and bloodshed.
MystMystMystMyst: There isn't romance, is there?
bbot: I could tell you, but it might cast a light on some developments which may cause you to come to some conclusions before they are warranted. With that said, yes! There is gobs and gobs of romance. Nearly half the book is taken up with candlelit dinners and professions of love!
MystMystMystMyst: Oh fuck.