Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 14:41:46 +0000 (UTC) From: Rene Ladan <rene@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r44815 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security Message-ID: <201405121441.s4CEfkMX070923@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: rene Date: Mon May 12 14:41:45 2014 New Revision: 44815 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44815 Log: Mention that OpenSSL is provided both by the base system and as a port, describe the knobs to set to select either version. This was formerly part of a section in the Porters Handbook about knobs, which was removed in r44808 Reviewed by: mat Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.xml Mon May 12 14:18:11 2014 (r44814) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.xml Mon May 12 14:41:45 2014 (r44815) @@ -1825,12 +1825,27 @@ kadmind5_server_enable="YES"</programlis <package>www/apache24</package> and <package>databases/postgresql91-server</package>, include a compile option for building with - <application>OpenSSL</application>. If selected, the port will - add support using the <package>security/openssl</package> port. - To instead have the port compile against the built in version of - <application>OpenSSL</application>, include - <varname>WITH_OPENSSL_BASE</varname> when compiling in - <application>OpenSSL</application> support.</para> + <application>OpenSSL</application>.</para> + + <para>&os; provides two versions of + <application>OpenSSL</application>: one in the base system and + one in the Ports Collection. Users can choose which version to + use by default for other ports using the following knobs:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>WITH_OPENSSL_PORT: when set, the port will use + <application>OpenSSL</application> from the + <package>security/openssl</package> port, even if the + version in the base system is up to date or newer.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>WITH_OPENSSL_BASE: when set, the port will compile + against <application>OpenSSL</application> provided by the + base system.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> <para>Another common use of <application>OpenSSL</application> is to provide certificates for use with software applications.
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