NetBSD Problem Report #48266

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From: jdbaker@mylinuxisp.com
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To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Subject: x11/xinit 'startx' broken on netbsd-5
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>Number:         48266
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       x11/xinit 'startx' broken on netbsd-5
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    joerg
>State:          closed
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Oct 03 20:55:00 +0000 2013
>Closed-Date:    Mon Dec 21 00:40:19 +0000 2015
>Last-Modified:  Mon Dec 21 00:40:19 +0000 2015
>Originator:     John D. Baker
>Release:        NetBSD/i386-5.2_STABLE, pkgsrc-2013Q3
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD verthandi.technoskunk.fur 5.2_STABLE NetBSD 5.2_STABLE (VERTHANDI) #8: Thu Sep 19 06:07:07 CDT 2013  sysop@verthandi.technoskunk.fur:/d0/build/netbsd-5/obj/i386/sys/arch/i386/compile/VERTHANDI i386

>Description:
The 'startx' script generated with x11/xinit attempts to generate the
magic cookie using '/usr/bin/openssl rand -hex 16', but the openssl
utility in netbsd-5 doesn't support the "-hex" option, so trying to use
'startx' fails.


>How-To-Repeat:
Install modular Xorg on suitable netbsd-5 platform and attempt to start
graphical session via 'startx'.
>Fix:
Workaround:  Patch installed 'startx' as follows:

--- /usr/pkg/bin/startx.orig    2013-09-19 11:19:45.000000000 -0500
+++ /usr/pkg/bin/startx 2013-10-03 15:02:00.000000000 -0500
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         ;;
     esac
     authdisplay=${display:-:0}
-    mcookie=`/usr/bin/openssl rand -hex 16`
+    mcookie=`/usr/bin/openssl rand 16 | hexdump -e \"%x\"`
     if test x"$mcookie" = x; then
         echo "Couldn't create cookie"
         exit 1


Ideally, fix up logic in /x11/xinit ${WRKSRC}/configure to see if the
proposed "$MCOOKIE" works and fall back to something sensible if it
doesn't.  Historical 'startx' (such as in native Xorg for netbsd-5)
grabbed bytes out of /dev/urandom and formatted them with 'hexdump'.

Suggested (tested only on NetBSD/i386-5.2_STABLE w/modular Xorg. It
is sufficient to trigger the fallback of 'dd'-ing from "/dev/urandom":
--- configure.orig      2013-09-08 11:37:39.000000000 -0500
+++ configure   2013-10-03 15:46:45.000000000 -0500
@@ -11231,7 +11231,7 @@
         esac
     fi
 fi
-if test "x$MCOOKIE" != x ; then
+if test "x$MCOOKIE" != x && $MCOOKIE >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
        STARTX_COOKIE_FLAGS='-DHAS_COOKIE_MAKER -DMK_COOKIE="$(MCOOKIE)"'
        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: startx will depend on \"$MCOOKIE\" to generate xauth cookies" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: startx will depend on \"$MCOOKIE\" to generate xauth cookies" >&6;}



>Release-Note:

>Audit-Trail:

Responsible-Changed-From-To: pkg-manager->joerg
Responsible-Changed-By: obache@NetBSD.org
Responsible-Changed-When: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 00:47:39 +0000
Responsible-Changed-Why:
Over to maintainer.


From: "OBATA Akio" <obache@netbsd.org>
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/48266: x11/xinit 'startx' broken on netbsd-5
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 09:53:19 +0900

 For me, openssl from pkgsrc is installed, and configure pick up it,
 then startx always succeed but silently depend on openssl package.
 It is not a good situation.

From: "John D. Baker" <jdbaker@mylinuxisp.com>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/48266 (x11/xinit 'startx' broken on netbsd-5)
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:59:58 -0600 (CST)

 As netbsd-5 is EOL, this PR is no-longer relevant and may be closed.

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State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: asau@NetBSD.org
State-Changed-When: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 00:40:19 +0000
State-Changed-Why:
Closed at the submitter's suggestion.


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