Description of problem: Both jitterentropy-rngd and rng-tools provide the jitterentropy source of random data. The later is implemented with the upstream jitterentropy-library, while the former is a clone of that repository and not maintained any longer. Add a Provides: jitterentropy-rngd to rng-tools so people sing its functionality have a path forward as we move toward retiring jitterentropy-rngd.
for reviews, this is the planned change: diff --git a/rng-tools.spec b/rng-tools.spec index 06dd48c..e626463 100644 --- a/rng-tools.spec +++ b/rng-tools.spec @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Summary: Random number generator related utilities Name: rng-tools Version: 6.3.1 -Release: 1%{?dist} +Release: 2%{?dist} Group: System Environment/Base License: GPLv2+ URL: https://github.com/nhorman/rng-tools @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Requires(preun): systemd-units Requires(postun): systemd-units Requires: libgcrypt libsysfs Requires: openssl libxml2 libcurl - +Provides: jitterentropy-rngd %description Hardware random number generation tools. @@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ install -Dt %{buildroot}%{_unitdir} -m0644 %{SOURCE1} %attr(0644,root,root) %{_unitdir}/rngd.service %changelog +* Mon Oct 01 2018 Neil Horman <nhorman> - 6.3.1-2 +- Add Provides for jitterentropy-rngd (bz 1634788) + * Mon Jul 16 2018 Neil Horman <nhorman> - 6.3.1-1 - Update to latest upstream
From upstream: > It is correct that Neil merged my Jitter RNG into rngd. It is correct that > jitterentropy-rngd would not be needed with the updated rngd. > > Though, it is not correct that jitterentropy-rngd is not maintained any more. > I still keep it for small environments. I know that people are using this > tool. > > I am fine to drop jitterentropy-rngd in Fedora as Fedora advertises the use of > rngd. I will retire jitterentropy-rngd in fedora.
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 31 development cycle. Changing version to 31.
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This would have made sense to fix, but I guess now the issue is moot because it as already bitten everyone who had jitterentropy-rngd installed a few fedora releases ago (it was retired in f29)