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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/HACKING/Module.md | 12 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/HACKING/Module.md b/doc/HACKING/Module.md index 3a07d0c639..781bb978f2 100644 --- a/doc/HACKING/Module.md +++ b/doc/HACKING/Module.md @@ -11,12 +11,18 @@ selectively enable or disable, at `configure` time. Currently, tor has these modules: - Relay subsystem (relay) + - Directory cache system (dircache). - Directory Authority subsystem (dirauth) -dirauth is located in its own directory in `src/feature/dirauth/`. +The dirauth code is located in its own directory in `src/feature/dirauth/`. -Relay is located in directories named `src/*/*relay` and `src/*/*dircache`, -which are being progressively refactored and disabled. +The relay code is located in a directory named `src/*/*relay`, which is +being progressively refactored and disabled. + +The dircache code is located in `src/*/*dircache`. Right now, it is +disabled if and only if the relay module is disabled. (We are treating +them as separate modules because they are logically independent, not +because you would actually want to run one without the other.) To disable a module, pass `--disable-module-{dirauth,relay}` at configure time. All modules are currently enabled by default. |