Lorenzo dixit:

> The real problem is that you can't count on getrandom() being there - eg it's
> too new for my machine running debian sid... why they removed the sysctl()
> without providing an alternative is beyond me instead.

Also, it’s Linux-specific, and not suitable for mksh anyway
since mksh is early userspace.

> Oh, btw - I can't find the link right now, but someone took the pain to look 
> at
> (and compare) many broken versions of portable functions, including 
> arc4random.

Oh, too bad. Do share once you know it ;)

> It was just plain horrible.

I can fully imagine.


OK, thanks for all the feedback. I have a rough idea
where I want to go to now, and will do this once I have
some hacking time for mksh again.

bye,
//mirabilos
-- 
<igli> exceptions: a truly awful implementation of quite a nice idea.
<igli> just about the worst way you could do something like that, afaic.
<igli> it's like anti-design.  <mirabilos> that too… may I quote you on that?
<igli> sure, tho i doubt anyone will listen ;)

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