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04/06: gnu: haveged: Mark up description.


From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
Subject: 04/06: gnu: haveged: Mark up description.
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 17:50:51 -0400 (EDT)

nckx pushed a commit to branch master
in repository guix.

commit b71a34887bc21d84e0f6d44d3bb765f3ad50eeb9
Author: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <address@hidden>
Date:   Wed Oct 10 23:00:38 2018 +0200

    gnu: haveged: Mark up description.
    
    * gnu/packages/linux.scm (haveged)[description]: Use @dfn{} and
    split into two paragraphs.
---
 gnu/packages/linux.scm | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index c6c5a58..b7457a4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -3755,11 +3755,12 @@ such as frequency and voltage scaling.")
 Linux's @file{/dev/random} and @file{/dev/urandom} devices.  The kernel's
 standard mechanisms for filling the entropy pool may not be sufficient for
 systems with high needs or limited user interaction, such as headless servers.
+
 @command{haveged} runs as a privileged daemon, harvesting randomness from the
 indirect effects of hardware events on hidden processor state using the 
HArdware
-Volatile Entropy Gathering and Expansion (HAVEGE) algorithm.  It tunes itself 
to
-its environment and provides the same built-in test suite for the output stream
-as used on certified hardware security devices.")
+Volatile Entropy Gathering and Expansion (@dfn{HAVEGE}) algorithm.  It tunes
+itself to its environment and provides the same built-in test suite for the
+output stream as used on certified hardware security devices.")
     (license (list (license:non-copyleft "file://nist/mconf.h")
                    (license:non-copyleft "file://nist/packtest.c")
                    license:public-domain        ; nist/dfft.c



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