Re: Entropy error blocks lang/python38 installation

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 03:42:35AM +0000, Thomas Mueller wrote:
> I believe I must apply the fix/workaround every time.

The entropy state gets stored on shutdown and reloaded on next boot.
Fixing it once is enough.

> Last time I looked at the releng wiki page, I noticed that there were
> issues that prevented the netbsd-10 branch, and no time estimate for
> the branch.
> 
> Entropy bug was not mentioned specifically, but clearly it is a blocker.

It is there, in the top list of blockers:

 - handling of randomness and seed file need to be decided (more below,
   waiting for randot)

Martin