Re: Removing --disable-strong-random from the code

Поиск
Список
Период
Сортировка
От Michael Paquier
Тема Re: Removing --disable-strong-random from the code
Дата
Msg-id 20181231010052.GA4522@paquier.xyz
обсуждение исходный текст
Ответ на Re: Removing --disable-strong-random from the code  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Список pgsql-hackers
On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 11:56:48AM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> Oh, one more thought: the removal of the --disable-strong-random
> documentation stanza means there's no explanation of what to do
> to build on platforms without /dev/urandom.  Perhaps something
> like this in installation.sgml:
>
>       <para>
> -      You need <productname>OpenSSL</productname>, if you want to support
> -      encrypted client connections. The minimum required version is
> -      0.9.8.
> +      You need <productname>OpenSSL</productname> if you want to support
> +      encrypted client connections.  <productname>OpenSSL</productname>
> +      is also required for random number generation on platforms that
> +      do not have <filename>/dev/urandom</filename> (except Windows).
> +      The minimum required version is 0.9.8.
>       </para>

Okay, I have included something among those lines.
--
Michael

Вложения

В списке pgsql-hackers по дате отправления:

Предыдущее
От: Ian Barwick
Дата:
Сообщение: Re: Minor comment fix for pg_config_manual.h
Следующее
От: Michael Paquier
Дата:
Сообщение: Re: Removing --disable-strong-random from the code