Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 18:31:02 -0500 From: "Jack L. Stone" <jackstone@sage-one.net> To: Jim Mock <mij@soupnazi.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The chicken and the OpenSSL Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20030415183102.01415200@sage-one.net> In-Reply-To: <97EFB64A-6F91-11D7-9B49-000393460DB2@soupnazi.org> References: <3.0.5.32.20030415151453.014239d0@sage-one.net>
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At 03:28 PM 4.15.2003 -0700, Jim Mock wrote: >On Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at 01:14 PM, Jack L. Stone wrote: >> At 12:51 PM 4.15.2003 -0700, Jim Mock wrote: >>> On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 at 10:37:48 -0700, Kill the Penguin wrote: >>>> I'm currently running 4.7-RELEASE-p10. I attempted to install, but >>>> it is dependant on openssl-0.9.7a. Unfortunately the installed >>>> version is openssl-0.9.6i. This will result in two parallel >>>> installations of openssl which is not the end of the world, but not >>>> desired. In the past I attempted to use only openssl in the ports >>>> collection, but using NO_OPENSSL results in failed buildworlds. >>>> >>>> So I attempted to update the src-crypto and src-secure portions of >>>> the src tree and *just* build these components. It doesn't appear >>>> that REL_ENG_4_7 contains the latest version of openssl. >>>> >>>> Is there a method to keep up with OpenSSL without having to parallel >>>> installations? It appears you can't unhook the base installation >>>> from the system, and I'm not sure forcing the ports version into >>>> /usr is going to be a great idea. Anyone solve this problem? >>> >>> cd /usr/ports/security/openssl && make -DOPENSSL_OVERWRITE_BASE >>> install >> >> I have the same situation, but have already installed apache13-modssl >> from ports which loads up openssl-0.9.7a okay when starting >> Apache+mod_ssl. What whould be the effect of running Jim's "overwite" >> of the old base openssl now at this stage to get down to the one >> version...? Do I need to start over....?? > >Good question. I'm not really sure :-) Your best bet is to probably >try it out on a non-production box if you have one and see what >happens. At the very worst, you may have to rebuild mod_ssl after >installing the OpenSSL port, but apache shouldn't have to be touched. > >- jim > But, the more I thought about it, by tracking RELENG_4_7, another problem jumps up because until and unless the base system is updated with openssl-0.9.7a, each update of the OS will put back the old version of openssl, unless there is a line that can be placed in make.conf to avoid that...?? At least at the moment, the system is loading the right version -- openssl-0.9.7a, so guess if it ain't broke....etc., etc. Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Administrator SageOne Net http://www.sage-one.net jackstone@sage-one.net
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