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-rw-r--r--system/bit-babbler/README28
-rw-r--r--system/bit-babbler/bit-babbler.SlackBuild7
-rw-r--r--system/bit-babbler/bit-babbler.info6
-rw-r--r--system/bit-babbler/doinst.sh25
-rw-r--r--system/bit-babbler/rc.seedd.new (renamed from system/bit-babbler/rc.seedd)2
-rw-r--r--system/bit-babbler/slack-desc2
6 files changed, 49 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/system/bit-babbler/README b/system/bit-babbler/README
index 81e5a69cbe..d81f09fdda 100644
--- a/system/bit-babbler/README
+++ b/system/bit-babbler/README
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-The BitBabbler is a hardware-based True Random Number generator
-(TRNG). It is offered in both "White" and "Black" varieties that are
-functionally almost identical apart from throughput and cost. This
-package installs the software necessary to control and perform basic
-health checks on connected BB devices.
+The BitBabbler is a hardware True Random Number Generator (TRNG)
+manufactured by Voicetronix of Australia. This package installs the
+software necessary to control and perform basic health checks on both
+"white" or "black" varieties of BB devices. After installing this
+package:
-After installing the package, "groupadd bit-babbler", or adjust
+1. Add group "bit-babbler", or modify
/etc/udev/rules.d/90-bit-babbler.rules to use an existing group (e.g.,
-wheel or adm) that will have permissions for the BB devices in your
-system.
+"wheel" or "adm"). Beside root, only members of this designated group
+will be able to directly access BB devices on your system.
-Typically, you'll probably want your BitBabbler device(s) to start
+2a. Typically, you'll probably want your BitBabbler device(s) to start
feeding entropy to the kernel at boot. Include these lines in
/etc/rc.d/rc.local:
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.seedd ]; then
. /etc/rc.d/rc.seedd start
fi
-It is also a good idea to stop your BB device from feeding entropy to
-the kernel before capturing the random number seed on shutdown/reboot.
-Put these lines in /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown, which you'll need to
-create if it doesn't already exist:
+2b. It is also a good idea to stop your BB device from feeding entropy
+to the kernel before capturing the random number seed on
+shutdown/reboot. Put these lines in /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown,
+which you'll need to create if it doesn't already exist:
# Stop BitBabbler TRNG.
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.seedd ]; then
. /etc/rc.d/rc.seedd stop
fi
+
+Enjoy!
diff --git a/system/bit-babbler/bit-babbler.SlackBuild b/system/bit-babbler/bit-babbler.SlackBuild
index 739d560a07..479a328b1d 100644
--- a/system/bit-babbler/bit-babbler.SlackBuild
+++ b/system/bit-babbler/bit-babbler.SlackBuild
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
#!/bin/sh -e
-# SlackBuild for BitBabbler TRNG software, 1 November 2016
+# SlackBuild for BitBabbler TRNG software, 28 November 2016
# Arthur W. Green <awg@posteo.us>
# All rights reserved.
#
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
# bit-babbler source distribution for more on this.
PRGNAM=bit-babbler
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.5}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.6}
BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
# install sysctl setting, udev rules, and init script.
install -D -m 0644 debian/bit-babbler-sysctl.conf $PKG/etc/sysctl.d/bit-babbler-sysctl.conf
install -D -m 0644 debian/bit-babbler.udev $PKG/etc/udev/rules.d/90-bit-babbler.rules
-install -D -m 0644 $CWD/rc.seedd $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.seedd
+install -D -m 0644 $CWD/rc.seedd.new $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.seedd.new
mkdir -p $PKG/install
cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
+cat $CWD/doinst.sh > $PKG/install/doinst.sh
cd $PKG
/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/system/bit-babbler/bit-babbler.info b/system/bit-babbler/bit-babbler.info
index e958362cb8..430ba1ba00 100644
--- a/system/bit-babbler/bit-babbler.info
+++ b/system/bit-babbler/bit-babbler.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
PRGNAM="bit-babbler"
-VERSION="0.5"
+VERSION="0.6"
HOMEPAGE="http://bit-babbler.org/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://bit-babbler.org/downloads/bit-babbler_0.5.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="f4d49fd768b90eea50dbf75146de8856"
+DOWNLOAD="http://bit-babbler.org/downloads/bit-babbler_0.6.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="1f4c62b7d116d6a3f7b551b24da8cf18"
DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
MD5SUM_x86_64=""
REQUIRES=""
diff --git a/system/bit-babbler/doinst.sh b/system/bit-babbler/doinst.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec1e814a59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/bit-babbler/doinst.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+config() {
+ NEW="$1"
+ OLD="$(dirname $NEW)/$(basename $NEW .new)"
+ # If there's no config file by that name, mv it over:
+ if [ ! -r $OLD ]; then
+ mv $NEW $OLD
+ elif [ "$(cat $OLD | md5sum)" = "$(cat $NEW | md5sum)" ]; then
+ # toss the redundant copy
+ rm $NEW
+ fi
+ # Otherwise, we leave the .new copy for the admin to consider...
+}
+
+preserve_perms() {
+ NEW="$1"
+ OLD="$(dirname $NEW)/$(basename $NEW .new)"
+ if [ -e $OLD ]; then
+ cp -a $OLD ${NEW}.incoming
+ cat $NEW > ${NEW}.incoming
+ mv ${NEW}.incoming $NEW
+ fi
+ config $NEW
+}
+
+preserve_perms etc/rc.d/rc.seedd.new
diff --git a/system/bit-babbler/rc.seedd b/system/bit-babbler/rc.seedd.new
index de304c37b6..a31d035c25 100644
--- a/system/bit-babbler/rc.seedd
+++ b/system/bit-babbler/rc.seedd.new
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
#!/bin/sh
# /etc/rc.d/rc.seedd: start and stop BitBabbler TRNG(s).
#
-# Revised 2 October 2015, AWG
+# Revised 1 November 2016
seedd_start() {
if [ -S /var/run/bit-babbler/seedd.socket ]; then
diff --git a/system/bit-babbler/slack-desc b/system/bit-babbler/slack-desc
index 227822110b..6161837d2a 100644
--- a/system/bit-babbler/slack-desc
+++ b/system/bit-babbler/slack-desc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ bit-babbler: The BitBabbler is a hardware True Random Number generator (TRNG).
bit-babbler: This package installs the software necessary to control and perform
bit-babbler: basic health checks on BitBabbler devices.
bit-babbler:
-bit-babbler: http://bitbabbler.org/
+bit-babbler: http://bit-babbler.org/
bit-babbler:
bit-babbler:
bit-babbler: