[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [tahoe-lafs] #1924: NetBSD < 6.0 /dev/random appears to break RSA keygen in test suites

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#1924: NetBSD < 6.0 /dev/random appears to break RSA keygen in test suites
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     Reporter:  midnightmagic  |      Owner:
         Type:  defect         |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major          |  Milestone:  undecided
    Component:  code           |    Version:  1.9.2
   Resolution:                 |   Keywords:  netbsd random cryptopp
Launchpad Bug:                 |
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Comment (by zooko):

 I posted an update on the Crypto++ mailing list:
 https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/cryptopp-
 users/qGIdqp3MIgg

 [https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/pycryptopp/ticket/85 pycryptopp #85] appears
 to be on the way to fixing this bug, but it is somewhat dissatisfying
 since I don't know _exactly_ why [https://tahoe-
 lafs.org/trac/pycryptopp/ticket/85 pycryptopp #85] fixes it.

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