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Date:      Wed, 01 Apr 2015 23:32:36 +0200
From:      Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net>
To:        Bryan Drewery <bdrewery@FreeBSD.org>, Yuri <yuri@rawbw.com>,  "ports@freebsd.org" <ports@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Pourdriere produces faulty build results due to bsd.openssl.mk bug
Message-ID:  <551C63F4.8050707@madpilot.net>
In-Reply-To: <551C615D.8050706@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <551C5C4C.5090707@rawbw.com> <551C615D.8050706@FreeBSD.org>

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On 04/01/15 23:21, Bryan Drewery wrote:
> On 4/1/2015 3:59 PM, Yuri wrote:
>> I found that packages produced by poudriere likely link with base
>> openssl, while port make likely links with the port openssl.
>> This is because of the lines in bsd.openssl.mk which check for the
>> presence of openssl shared library and headers under PREFIX, and set
>> WITH_OPENSSL_BASE when they aren't present. In case of port make files
>> are likely present, and in case of poudriere build files are likely not
>> present.
>>
>> Example is ftp/curl (with GSSAPI=NONE,  OPENSSL=yes options). *Poudriere
>> produces curl library, that causes VirtualBox to break* due to the
>> openssl base vs. port conflicts. See recent emulation@ ML threads. Port
>> make produces curl library that works fine with VirtualBox.
>>
>> I think both WITH_OPENSSL_BASE and WITH_OPENSSL_PORT should be retired,
>> and code checking file presence also should be removed, and all ports
>> should be made to build with an openssl port instead. Ports should never
>> use base OpenSSL.
>>
>> Only <100 ports touch WITH_OPENSSL_... variables. Somebody who is able
>> to make such decisions and has the commit bit should bit should look
>> into this. Otherwise, massively faulty package repositories are produces.
>>
>> Yuri
> 
> I've wanted this for a long time. I think we should just do it.
> 

As I said in another email, I agree on the idea.

On the other hand some testing plan should be laid out before unleashing
this change in the tree...

-- 
Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net>



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