check that xxd sees /dev/urandom

2021-05-17 04:27:05 +03:00
parent 0030b4afab
commit 40519182cc
1 changed files with 1 additions and 1 deletions
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ if [[ -z "$(gzip --help 2>/dev/null)" ||
 fi

 # check that xxd supports endianness -e flag
-if [[ -z "$(echo -n "xxd" | xxd -e -p 2>/dev/null)" ]]; then
+if [[ -z "$(xxd -e -p -l 16 /dev/urandom 2>/dev/null)" ]]; then
    echo "Please make sure a version of xxd which supports the -e option is installed."
    echo -e "The -e option should be listed when executing   ${low_contrast_color}xxd --help${default_color}"
    echo "The package vim-common-8 provides a compatible version on most modern distros."