Re: openssldoesn't -overwrite-base again (was:

Roger Marquis schrieb:,

> Unfortunately, openSSL has dropped the -overwrite-base option
> (again), leaving us with two versions of openssl and some
> confusion over A) which version of openssl a new port or upgrade
> (i.e., openssh) will use, and B) how to update systems with
> openssl-overwrite-base installed.

The -overwrite-base option was only functional on FreeBSD 4.x
With FreeBSD 5.x the libs are spread in /lib and /usr/lib,
so even if the ports overwrite base libs, some tools still
use the old (unpatched) libs from /lib.

kind regards Dirk

- Dirk Meyer, Im Grund 4, 34317 Habichtswald, Germany
http://people.freebsd.org/~dinoex/errorlogs/
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