Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 17:11:14 -0600 From: "Brandon D. Valentine" <brandon@dvalentine.com> To: "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ssh/ssl linkage Message-ID: <20030305231114.GJ815@geekpunk.net> In-Reply-To: <20030305224747.GA71781@madman.celabo.org> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0303051350510.61509-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0303051408280.61509-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0303051350510.61509-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> <20030305224747.GA71781@madman.celabo.org>
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On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 04:47:47PM -0600, Jacques A. Vidrine wrote: > > You are wrong, but it's not your fault :-) OpenSSH specifically > checks the version of OpenSSL which it finds at runtime, and if it > does not match the version it found at build-time, then it barfs > with > "OpenSSL version mismatch. Built against FOO, you have BAR" > > The OpenSSH guys don't trust that the semantics of the API stay the > same across releases, even if the ABI stays the same. I guess I > cannot blame them for this extra paranoia. I don't blame them either, but I don't think it's quite paranoia. It's rather more like prudent skepticism. OpenSSL's convoluted build system is alone more than enough to make one doubt the integrity of the releases. ;-) Brandon D. Valentine -- brandon@dvalentine.com http://www.geekpunk.net Pseudo-Random Googlism: nashville is also the home of ingram industries To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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