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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Recap: Discontinuing LibreSSL support?
From:       Alessandro Barbieri <lssndrbarbieri () gmail ! com>
Date:       2020-12-31 20:49:53
Message-ID: CACfyCdVBvPEzhA4xp42eALy34pQTOFSf1PeDZ2sTysm=c7XEAw () mail ! gmail ! com
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> Installing both openssl and libressl .a files in different directories
> seems both useful and straightforward. I don't object to openssl being
> favored for /usr/lib here, libressl gets a directory of its own, but
> libressl.pc goes into /usr/lib/pkgconfig so that it is found automatically.
> Obviously this will only be useful for packages wanting to statically link
> with libressl lib{crypto,ssl}


There is an ongoing effort to remove static libraries from packages.

but I think that's far better than removing
> libressl.
>

No, it's not better, it's more work for the security team.

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<div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Installing both \
openssl and libressl .a files in different directories<br> seems both useful and \
straightforward. I don&#39;t object to openssl being<br> favored for /usr/lib here, \
libressl gets a directory of its own, but<br> libressl.pc goes into \
/usr/lib/pkgconfig so that it is found automatically.<br> Obviously this will only be \
useful for packages wanting to statically link<br> with libressl \
lib{crypto,ssl}</blockquote></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote" \
dir="auto"></div><div dir="auto">There is an ongoing effort to remove static \
libraries from packages.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote" \
dir="auto"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px \
#ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> but I think that&#39;s far better than removing<br> \
libressl.<br></blockquote></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">No, \
it&#39;s not better, it&#39;s more work for the security team.</div><div \
class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 \
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> </blockquote></div></div>



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