1 # gc-random.m4 serial 9
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7 AC_DEFUN([gl_GC_RANDOM],
9 # Devices with randomness.
10 # FIXME: Are these the best defaults?
12 AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
16 NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/srandom"
17 NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/prandom"
18 NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE="/dev/urandom"
22 NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/random"
23 NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/random"
24 NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE="/dev/random"
28 NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/random"
29 NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/urandom"
30 NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE="/dev/urandom"
34 AC_MSG_CHECKING([device with (strong) random data...])
35 AC_ARG_ENABLE([random-device],
36 AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-random-device],
37 [device with (strong) randomness (for Nettle)]),
38 NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE=$enableval)
39 AC_MSG_RESULT([$NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE])
41 AC_MSG_CHECKING([device with pseudo random data...])
42 AC_ARG_ENABLE([pseudo-random-device],
43 AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-pseudo-random-device],
44 [device with pseudo randomness (for Nettle)]),
45 NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE=$enableval)
46 AC_MSG_RESULT([$NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE])
48 AC_MSG_CHECKING([device with unpredictable data for nonces...])
49 AC_ARG_ENABLE([nonce-device],
50 AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-nonce-device],
51 [device with unpredictable nonces (for Nettle)]),
52 NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE=$enableval)
53 AC_MSG_RESULT([$NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE])
55 if test "$cross_compiling" != yes; then
56 if test "$NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE" != "no"; then
57 AC_CHECK_FILE([$NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE],,
58 AC_MSG_WARN([[Device '$NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE' does not exist, consider to use --enable-random-device]]))
60 if test "$NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE" != "no"; then
61 AC_CHECK_FILE([$NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE],,
62 AC_MSG_WARN([[Device '$NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE' does not exist, consider to use --enable-pseudo-random-device]]))
64 if test "$NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE" != "no"; then
65 AC_CHECK_FILE([$NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE],,
66 AC_MSG_WARN([[Device '$NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE' does not exist, consider to use --enable-nonce-device]]))
69 AC_MSG_NOTICE([[Cross compiling, assuming random devices exists on the target host...]])
72 # FIXME?: Open+read 42 bytes+close twice and compare data. Should differ.
74 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE], ["$NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE"],
75 [defined to the name of the (strong) random device])
76 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE],
77 "$NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE",
78 [defined to the name of the pseudo random device])
79 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE], ["$NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE"],
80 [defined to the name of the unpredictable nonce device])
84 LIB_GC_RANDOM='-ladvapi32' ;;
88 AC_SUBST([LIB_GC_RANDOM])