On 2025/09/14 12:20, Andrew Hewus Fresh wrote:
> https://metacpan.org/pod/Crypt::SysRandom
> 
> This module uses whatever interface is available to procure
> cryptographically random data from the system.
> 
> This is required to update www/p5-WWW-OAuth.
> https://metacpan.org/release/DBOOK/WWW-OAuth-1.003

hmm, I wonder what was the rationale of changing from the seemingly more
capable Crypt::URandom.

Anyway, OK.

> 
> I looked at porting Crypt::SysRandom::XS, which would use arc4random as
> its random source, but it then requires a new perl build system and six
> new perl ports for that build systm.  I may send that in separately, but
> this PP version that reads from /dev/urandom would let that proceed.
> 
> https://metacpan.org/pod/Crypt::SysRandom::XS
> 
> Comments, suggestiosn, OK?
> 


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