On 25/12/21 07:43, Jonathan Kelly wrote:
On 25/12/21 01:23, Andy Pieters wrote:
On Fri, 24 Dec 2021 at 10:11, Jonathan Kelly <jonke...@fastmail.fm>
wrote:
On 24/12/21 19:45, Andy Pieters wrote:
On Fri, 24 Dec 2021 at 01:53, Jonathan Kelly
<jonke...@fastmail.fm> wrote:
make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/local/src/unicon/uni/lib'
../../bin/unicon -s -c gui.icn
Assertion '(size_t) r < n' failed at
src/basic/random-util.c:232,
function genuine_random_bytes(). Aborting.
make[2]: *** [../../Makedefs.uni:48: gui.u] Aborted (core
dumped)
What points you to suspect systems?
the line from the error
Assertion '(size_t) r < n' failed at src/basic/random-util.c:232,
that's from systemd.
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/main/src/basic/random-util.c
look at line 232
Have you looked at the coredump? (i.e. coredumpctl)
No. I'm in the middle here ... trying to compile unicon and it
borks ... the unicon people don't know anything about
random-util.c ... it not part of their software.
If it comes to it, I can look at more technical sleuthing, but
I'd need some direction.
Jonathan.
After googling this for 1 minute I came across this [1]
Arch AUR package is out of date, use the GIT version as documented
in [1]
Not the fault of systemd, the fault of using an old package. They
explain that they stopped using svn in 2019, and having just
downloaded the Arch AUR package it shows svn checkout in the prepare
function...
[1]
https://sourceforge.net/p/unicon/discussion/starters/thread/4ea4931e8e/?limit=25
I'm not using the AUR, I'm cloning from GIT
git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/unicon/unicon
./configure
make
I do know how to use google: that's how I found out
src/basic/random-util.c was part of systemd
Jonathan.
Just wanted to add, I'm not assuming it's JUST a problem with systemd,
but rather looking for some clues that I can feed back to the unicon people.
Though, it is an assert that is failing. From looking at the code, it
seems getrandom() is returning more than requested, which is the size of
a buffer - that doesn't sound good.
In any case, could someone say what would be triggering a call to
genuine_random_bytes()?
Thanks
Jonathan.
