Bug#644036: libcrypt-dsa-perl: unnecessary dependency on Data::Random

[gregor herrmann]

On Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:30:22 +0200, Peter Marschall wrote:

> I checked the code, and AFAICS Data::Random is only necessary if the system
> does not have a /dev/random.

Yup.

> Is this the case for any of the kernels that Debian works on?

That's the good question ...

> If yes, would it b possible to add the dependency on Data::Random only for
> these kernels?

No, the package can't in advance know which kernel a machine runs.

And, BTW, it's not a Depends, but only a Recommends, so you can
safely remove it.
 

(And I'm open to removing it from Recommends if we are sure enough
that there are no machines without /dev/random out there ...).


Cheers,
gregor

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