Date: Thu, 01 May 2014 18:12:11 +0200 From: Uwe Doering <gemini@geminix.org> To: Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@vpnc.org> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org, "freebsd-ports@freebsd.org" <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ports requiring OpenSSL not honouring OpenSSL from ports Message-ID: <5362725B.6010109@geminix.org> In-Reply-To: <536267A0.9010403@geminix.org> References: <201404271508.s3RF8sMA014085@catnip.dyslexicfish.net> <CACdU%2Bf_Wo6VDcJkn6tmF8MTU49=rnJM7SB6XxofGZVdukSarHA@mail.gmail.com> <201404272250.s3RMo2NZ095771@catnip.dyslexicfish.net> <445CDD31-5A11-4F5E-92DE-CB11A10E9BDE@odo.in-berlin.de> <5361896C.7010703@bluerosetech.com> <53621BE0.4040704@geminix.org> <15864901-C372-43A8-A6E6-BF0AF73F2EC6@vpnc.org> <536267A0.9010403@geminix.org>
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On 01.05.14 17:26, Uwe Doering wrote: > On 01.05.14 16:33, Paul Hoffman wrote: >> On May 1, 2014, at 3:03 AM, Uwe Doering <gemini@geminix.org> wrote: >> >>> I indeed wondered why this variable hadn't been mentioned so far. Guys, >>> you do have "WITH_OPENSSL_PORT=yes" in your "/etc/make.conf", haven't you? >>> >>> Because otherwise the whole thread might be considered a false alert. >>> The ports system does not link with the ports' OpenSSL of its own >>> accord. Or at least not in a reliable/predictable manner. You have to >>> explicitly tell it what you want. >> >> Please consider whether it is appropriate to chide people for not knowing about an *undocumented* feature of make.conf. > > First of all, I certainly didn't intend to chide anyone, so I apologize > if some of you got the impression. Having worked with FreeBSD and the > ports system for years I was under the impression that this information > would be readily available in the docs. > > But on further research it appears to me that this is indeed pretty well > hidden in only some mailing list and forum articles, where I probably > learned it from in the past. > [...] One additional data point: "WITH_OPENSSL_PORT" is mentioned in the FreeBSD Porter's Handbook: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/makefile-options.html#idp67984816 But then, it cannot be expected that mere _users_ of the ports tree read the Porter's Handbook. And it is also not mentioned there that it is, to my knowledge, considered good practice to have that setting in "/etc/make.conf" in order to avoid any confusion about which port is linked with what version of OpenSSL. Best regards, Uwe -- Uwe Doering gemini@geminix.org
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