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Server: cvs.openpkg.org Name: Christoph Schug
Root: /e/openpkg/cvs Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Module: openpkg-doc Date: 26-Aug-2003 10:30:45
Branch: HEAD Handle: 2003082609304500
Modified files:
openpkg-doc/handbook openpkg.xml
Log:
added Solaris 8 /dev/random notes
Summary:
Revision Changes Path
1.79 +19 -6 openpkg-doc/handbook/openpkg.xml
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patch -p0 <<'@@ .'
Index: openpkg-doc/handbook/openpkg.xml
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$ cvs diff -u -r1.78 -r1.79 openpkg.xml
--- openpkg-doc/handbook/openpkg.xml 28 Jul 2003 12:32:51 -0000 1.78
+++ openpkg-doc/handbook/openpkg.xml 26 Aug 2003 08:30:45 -0000 1.79
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
</subtitle>
<authorgroup>
- <corpauthor>Cable & Wireless Deutschland GmbH, Munich</corpauthor>
+ <corpauthor>Cable & Wireless, Munich</corpauthor>
<author role='Originator'>
<firstname>Ralf</firstname>
<othername role='mi'>S.</othername>
@@ -1098,22 +1098,22 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
- Software (see <xref linkend='bstrap-sfware'/>)
+ /dev/random
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
- Diskspace X MB for /$opkg_root
+ /dev/urandom
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
- /dev/random
+ Software (see <xref linkend='bstrap-sfware'/>)
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
- /dev/urandom
+ Diskspace X MB for /$opkg_root
</simpara>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -1221,7 +1221,20 @@
to OpenPKG and add a patch file containg the solution to the package
in question.
</para>
-</sect2>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id='support-random'>
+ <title>Support for /dev/random respectively /dev/urandom</title>
+ <para>
+ By default, Solaris 8 does neither /dev/random nor /dev/urandom which
+ is mandatory for proper operations of certain packages like OpenSSH or
+ BIND 9. In the meantime Sun provided an official patch to add the
+ missing functionality to Solaris 8. The patch can be downloaded at
+ <ulink url='ftp://sunsolve.sun.com/pub/patches/112438-02.zip'>
+ ftp://sunsolve.sun.com/pub/patches/112438-02.zip</ulink>. Please take a
+ look at the <ulink url='ftp://sunsolve.sun.com/pub/patches/112438.readme'>
+ patch description file</ulink> first for further details.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id='bstrap-sfware'>
@@ .
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