Not to beat a dead horse, but: reading over the source of
Data::Random, I am frankly shocked that Crypt::DSA even includes
support for it. At its core, Data::Random is just a huge wrapper
providing functionality around rand() - but that is in no way intended
for cryptographic use. In fact, perldo
On Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:31:37 +0200, gregor herrmann wrote:
> > My idea was then to update the Depends:/Recommends: line with something like
> > libdata-random-perl [!linux-any]
> Hm, right, that could work, sorry for missing the possibility in my
> first reply.
Or not:
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On Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:32:15 +0200, Peter Marschall wrote:
> > > If yes, would it b possible to add the dependency on Data::Random only
> > > for these kernels?
> > No, the package can't in advance know which kernel a machine runs.
> My idea was then to update the Depends:/Recommends: line with so
Hi,
On Sunday, 2. October 2011, gregor herrmann wrote:
> On Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:30:22 +0200, Peter Marschall wrote:
> > If yes, would it b possible to add the dependency on Data::Random only
> > for these kernels?
>
> No, the package can't in advance know which kernel a machine runs.
With "kerne
On Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:30:22 +0200, Peter Marschall wrote:
> I checked the code, and AFAICS Data::Random is only necessary if the system
> does not have a /dev/random.
Yup.
> Is this the case for any of the kernels that Debian works on?
That's the good question ...
> If yes, would it b possibl
Package: libcrypt-dsa-perl
Version: 1.17-1
Severity: wishlist
Hi,
IMHO the package has an unneccesary dependency on Data::Random.
Crypt::DSA's Makefile.PL states:
requires 'Data::Random' => '0.05' if win32;
Obviously my system isn't windows ;-)
I checked the code, and AFAICS Data:
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