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Date:      Mon, 07 Apr 2014 01:39:37 -0700
From:      Darren Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com>
To:        Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>,  Jack Mc Lauren <jack.mclauren@yahoo.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Global Users Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Updating openssl on FreeBSD 9.2
Message-ID:  <53426449.6030006@bluerosetech.com>
In-Reply-To: <20140407085234.4a39a4ab.freebsd@edvax.de>
References:  <1396852955.86927.YahooMailNeo@web122301.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <20140407085234.4a39a4ab.freebsd@edvax.de>

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On 4/6/2014 11:52 PM, Polytropon wrote:
> On Sun, 6 Apr 2014 23:42:35 -0700 (PDT), Jack Mc Lauren wrote:
>> Hi
>> I'm using FreeBSD 9.2 which comes with openssl 0.9.8y.
>> How can I update it to version 1.0.1f?
>> Thanks in advance.
>
> Probably using the ports version should be the easiest
> method. Update your ports tree, Install security/openssl,
> and check if any other applications need to be rebuilt.

You need to add WITH_OPENSSL_PORT=yes to /etc/make.conf to enable 
linking to the openssl port.

> If you're using a custom-built system, you can also
> disable the integration of SSL into the OS by defining
> WITHOUT_OPENSSL in /etc/src.conf and rebuilding. See
> "man src.conf" for details.

Don't do this.  OpenSSL is needed by so many things in the base that 
it's effectively mandatory.  Just rely on WITH_OPENSSL_PORT making the 
ports framework select the correct library.




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