Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@xxxxxxxx> writes: >> On 1 Dec 2021, at 07:11, Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Because you are only supposed to look for files that you need during the build. > So by that logic, do you think the AC_CHECK_FILE call should be removed? I don't buy that. The test is useful on net, and I don't particularly believe that /dev/urandom will be there on one instance of a platform and not another. regards, tom lane