# gc_random.m4 serial 1 # Copyright (C) 2004 Simon Josefsson # # This file is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU # General Public License. As a special exception to the GNU General # Public License, this file may be distributed as part of a program # that contains a configuration script generated by Autoconf, under # the same distribution terms as the rest of that program. # Usage: GC_RANDOM AC_DEFUN([GC_RANDOM], [ AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_TARGET]) # Devices with randomness. # FIXME: Are these the best defaults? case "${target}" in *-openbsd*) NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/srandom" NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/prandom" NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE="/dev/urandom" ;; *-netbsd*) NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/srandom" NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/urandom" NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE="/dev/urandom" ;; *-solaris* | *-irix* | *-dec-osf* ) NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/random" NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/random" NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE="/dev/random" ;; *) NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/random" NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE="/dev/urandom" NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE="/dev/urandom" ;; esac AC_MSG_CHECKING([device with (strong) random data...]) AC_ARG_ENABLE(random-device, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-random-device], [device with (strong) randomness (for Nettle)]), NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE=$enableval) AC_MSG_RESULT($NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE) AC_MSG_CHECKING([device with pseudo random data...]) AC_ARG_ENABLE(pseudo-random-device, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-pseudo-random-device], [device with pseudo randomness (for Nettle)]), NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE=$enableval) AC_MSG_RESULT($NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE) AC_MSG_CHECKING([device with unpredictable data for nonces...]) AC_ARG_ENABLE(nonce-device, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-nonce-device], [device with unpredictable nonces (for Nettle)]), NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE=$enableval) AC_MSG_RESULT($NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE) AC_CHECK_FILE($NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE,, AC_MSG_ERROR([[ *** Device for (strong) random data $NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE does not exist ]])) AC_CHECK_FILE($NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE,, AC_MSG_ERROR([[ *** Device for pseudo-random data $NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE does not exist ]])) AC_CHECK_FILE($NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE,, AC_MSG_ERROR([[ *** Device for unpredictable nonces $NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE does not exist ]])) # FIXME: Open+read 42 bytes+close twice and compare data. Should differ. AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE, "$NAME_OF_RANDOM_DEVICE", [defined to the name of the (strong) random device]) AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE, "$NAME_OF_PSEUDO_RANDOM_DEVICE", [defined to the name of the pseudo random device]) AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE, "$NAME_OF_NONCE_DEVICE", [defined to the name of the unpredictable nonce device]) ])