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On 22/03/2013 04:36, Jim Ballantine wrote:

> But when I attempt to install the latest openssl for the
> port system, it fails with a conflict (installs file in the same place)
> with heimdal.

Take a close look at the message and what happens before. openssl only 
gives a conflict message if the base version is newer than the port.

Heimdal conflicts with krb4 krb5 and srp

Any other conflicts will be from dependencies, you'll need to check what 
port brings in a dependency that generates the conflict.