cygwin-devel vs libbsd-devel: arc4random_stir() macro in stdlib.h breaks bsd/stdlib.h

Corinna Vinschen corinna-cygwin@cygwin.com
Fri Mar 14 19:15:19 GMT 2025


On Mar 14 17:12, Corinna Vinschen via Cygwin wrote:
> On Mar 14 16:50, Corinna Vinschen via Cygwin wrote:
> > On Mar 14 13:48, Christian Franke via Cygwin wrote:
> > > $ nm /usr/lib/libbsd.dll.a | grep ' arc4random' || echo not found
> > > not found
> > > 
> > > I guess:
> > > - arc4random_addrandom() should be removed from libcygwin.a or added to
> > > cygwin/stdlib.h.
> > 
> > No, we can't do that (OpenSSH)
> 
> Ooooh, you mean arc4random_addrandom.  My excuse for a brain was still
> thinking of arc4random_stir *facepalm*
> 
> Hmm...
> 
> > > - all arc4random*() should be hidden for __CYGWIN__ in bsd/stdlib.h.
> > 
> > This, we can do.  Let me check.

Check out cygwin-3.6.0-0.440.g5ec497dc80bc in conjunction with
libbsd-0.12.2-4, both building right now.

Corinna


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