Created attachment 675238 [details, diff] git diff of modified src_install() phase to include share/rpcauth https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tree/v0.20.1/share/rpcauth rpcauth.py is used to create credentials for JSON-RPC connections using a username and hashed password. It is mentioned in the bitcoind manpage and is required if using the -rpcauth option. rpcauth.py was introduced in bitcoin's 0.16 branch so this affects all current versions available in Gentoo's main overlay.
Not sure /usr/share makes sense...? Either it belongs in /usr/share/doc/... as an example, or /usr/bin renamed IMO
(In reply to Luke-Jr from comment #1) > Not sure /usr/share makes sense...? > > Either it belongs in /usr/share/doc/... as an example, or /usr/bin renamed > IMO I agree that it is odd. I figured it'd be closest to the canonical path defined in the documentation. I'll vote for /usr/share/doc; there it can be stored in /usr/share/doc/bitcoind-x.xx.x, giving clarity on which version rpcauth.py is. Could it be possible to patch bitcoind to call rpcauth.py? I don't like the idea of adding yet another file to /usr/bin, especially considering the infrequency of needing to use rpcauth.py.
Just checking up. I don't have a preference for location. It would be good to include rpcauth.py in the 0.21.0 release.
Forgot this for 0.21.0, but maybe a -r1... Pondering the options, I think the best possibility is: newbin share/rpcauth/rpcauth.py bitcoind-rpcauth newdoc share/rpcauth/README.md bitcoind-rpcauth.md Installed with examples means it gets compressed, effectively making it annoying to use.
> newbin share/rpcauth/rpcauth.py bitcoind-rpcauth That would be a wonderful idea. Keeps it simple and accessible to users. Are there any other scripts that should be considered besides rpcauth.py? If so, following the /usr/bin/bitcoind-* styling would be ideal in such a case.
