pyca / pyca/pynacl

Switch bundled libsodium to a tarball

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Description

It would be easier to verify that I haven't modified the bundled libsodium if it was a tarball instead of it being unpacked.

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Research direction

No file or test is named. Start by locating how the bundled libsodium sources are packaged and included, then check the existing build entry points and tests. Done means the dependency is distributed as a verifiable tarball and the normal build and test flow still succeeds.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, python
Domain
build-system, cryptography
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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