[PR PATCH] Isn't /dev/random the default?

[PR PATCH] Isn't /dev/random the default?

[firasuke]

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There is a new pull request by firasuke against master on the void-packages repository

https://github.com/firasuke/void-packages patch-1
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/26960

Isn't /dev/random the default?


A patch file from https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/26960.patch is attached

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From 5c6becd1f4bc4d93351efa4c477bd4d692d7da1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Firas Khalil Khana <firasuke@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2020 14:55:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Isn't /dev/random the default?

---
 srcpkgs/dhcp/template | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/srcpkgs/dhcp/template b/srcpkgs/dhcp/template
index 47fa43fb02e..4c3620f8739 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dhcp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dhcp/template
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 		--with-srv-lease-file=/var/lib/dhcp/dhcpd.leases
 		--with-srv6-lease-file=/var/lib/dhcp/dhcpd6.leases
 		--with-cli-lease-file=/var/lib/dhclient/dhclient.leases
-		--with-cli6-lease-file=/var/lib/dhclient/dhclient6.leases
-		--with-randomdev=/dev/random"
+		--with-cli6-lease-file=/var/lib/dhclient/dhclient6.leases"
 	local cargs="$(echo $configure_args | tr '\n' ' ')"
 
 	# set real configure_args

Re: Isn't /dev/random the default?

[Duncaen]

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New comment by Duncaen on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/26960#issuecomment-739247926

Comment:
This breaks cross compilation so no:

```
configure: error:  need --with-randomdev=PATH or --with-randomdev=no
```

Re: [PR PATCH] [Closed]: Isn't /dev/random the default?

[Duncaen]

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There's a closed pull request on the void-packages repository

Isn't /dev/random the default?
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/26960

Description:

Re: Isn't /dev/random the default?

[firasuke]

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New comment by firasuke on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/26960#issuecomment-739249264

Comment:
Just checked and that seems to be that case.

Thanks for your efforts.

Re: Isn't /dev/random the default?

[hippi777]

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New comment by hippi777 on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/26960#issuecomment-739249869

Comment:
https://www.2uo.de/myths-about-urandom/