Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> writes:

> On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 10:46:34PM +0100, Marius Bakke wrote:
>> It looks like Hydra ran out of entropy which caused a bunch of failures.
>> 
>> From the 'python-minimal' build:
>> 
>> if test "no" != "yes"; then \
>>     ./Programs/_freeze_importlib \
>>         ./Lib/importlib/_bootstrap_external.py Python/importlib_external.h; \
>> fi
>> Fatal Python error: getentropy() failed
>
> Python is not compatible with current versions of glibc on older Linux
> kernels (it builds fine for me on a recent kernel):
>
> Bug report:
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410175
>
> Discussion of a fix:
> https://bugs.python.org/issue29157
>
> I can't work on it today. Everyone else should feel free :)

I tried applying the upstream fix for 3.5:

https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/337461574c90

However, the monster patch does not apply.

patching file Python/random.c
Hunk #2 succeeded at 39 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 54 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #4 succeeded at 65 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #5 FAILED at 77.
Hunk #6 FAILED at 143.
Hunk #7 FAILED at 162.
Hunk #8 FAILED at 203.
Hunk #9 FAILED at 236.
Hunk #10 succeeded at 350 (offset -27 lines).
Hunk #11 succeeded at 374 (offset -27 lines).
Hunk #12 succeeded at 506 (offset -27 lines).
Hunk #13 succeeded at 525 (offset -27 lines).

Will try to dig out the other patches from 3.5 branch that this depends
on tomorrow. I can't reproduce the getentropy() failure either,
apparently it only occurs on kernels < 3.17.