Re: pkg/31254: libgcrypt fails to use /dev/random on NetBSD

[Christian Biere <christianbiere%gmx.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/31254; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Christian Biere <christianbiere%gmx.de@localhost>
To: Thomas Klausner <wiz%NetBSD.org@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/31254: libgcrypt fails to use /dev/random on NetBSD
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 21:05:35 +0100

 Thomas Klausner wrote:
 > On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 07:34:02PM +0000, Christian Biere wrote:
 > >  > >Category:       pkg
 > >  > >Responsible:    pkg-manager
 > >  > >Synopsis:       libgcrypt fails to use /dev/random on NetBSD
 > >  > >Arrival-Date:   Fri Sep 09 07:57:52 +0000 2005
 
 > >  I want to add that the initialization time is (typically) heavily
 > >  increased as well due to this bug, so it really sucks.
 > 
 > Just for the record -- have you fed this back to the libgcrypt authors
 > yet? If not, please do so.
 
 Twice. No feedback. No fix. It had been fixed in GnuPG two(?) years
 ago on my request. This is where the libgcrypt code derives from.
 
 -- 
 Christian