1 # gc-random.m4 serial 6
2 dnl Copyright (C) 2005-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3 dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
4 dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
5 dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
7 AC_DEFUN([gl_GC_RANDOM],
9 # Devices with randomness.
10 # FIXME: Are these the best defaults?
12 AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])dnl
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/srandom"
23 NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/urandom"
24 NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE="/dev/urandom"
27 *solaris* | *irix* | *dec-osf* )
28 NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/random"
29 NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/random"
30 NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE="/dev/random"
34 NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/random"
35 NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/urandom"
36 NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE="/dev/urandom"
40 AC_MSG_CHECKING([device with (strong) random data...])
41 AC_ARG_ENABLE([random-device],
42 AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-random-device],
43 [device with (strong) randomness (for Nettle)]),
44 NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE=$enableval)
45 AC_MSG_RESULT([$NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE])
47 AC_MSG_CHECKING([device with pseudo random data...])
48 AC_ARG_ENABLE([pseudo-random-device],
49 AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-pseudo-random-device],
50 [device with pseudo randomness (for Nettle)]),
51 NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE=$enableval)
52 AC_MSG_RESULT([$NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE])
54 AC_MSG_CHECKING([device with unpredictable data for nonces...])
55 AC_ARG_ENABLE([nonce-device],
56 AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-nonce-device],
57 [device with unpredictable nonces (for Nettle)]),
58 NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE=$enableval)
59 AC_MSG_RESULT([$NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE])
61 if test "$cross_compiling" != yes; then
62 if test "$NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE" != "no"; then
63 AC_CHECK_FILE([$NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE],,
64 AC_MSG_WARN([[Device '$NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE' does not exist, consider to use --enable-random-device]]))
66 if test "$NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE" != "no"; then
67 AC_CHECK_FILE([$NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE],,
68 AC_MSG_WARN([[Device '$NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE' does not exist, consider to use --enable-pseudo-random-device]]))
70 if test "$NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE" != "no"; then
71 AC_CHECK_FILE([$NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE],,
72 AC_MSG_WARN([[Device '$NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE' does not exist, consider to use --enable-nonce-device]]))
75 AC_MSG_NOTICE([[Cross compiling, assuming random devices exists on the target host...]])
78 # FIXME?: Open+read 42 bytes+close twice and compare data. Should differ.
80 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE], ["$NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE"],
81 [defined to the name of the (strong) random device])
82 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE],
83 "$NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE",
84 [defined to the name of the pseudo random device])
85 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE], ["$NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE"],
86 [defined to the name of the unpredictable nonce device])