Re: misc/41628: OpenSSL's c_rehash can't find openssl binary (patch supplied)

[Jukka Salmi <j+nbsd%2009.salmi.ch@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR misc/41628; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Jukka Salmi <j+nbsd%2009.salmi.ch@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: misc/41628: OpenSSL's c_rehash can't find openssl binary
 (patch supplied)
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:20:38 +0200

 David Holland wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR misc/41628; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > 
 > From: David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc: 
 > Subject: Re: misc/41628: OpenSSL's c_rehash can't find openssl binary
 >      (patch supplied)
 > Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:12:26 +0000
 > 
 >  On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 09:55:01AM +0000, Jukka Salmi wrote:
 >   > Due to a bug in OpenSSL's c_rehash tool it can't be used on a NetBSD
 >   > system to populate /etc/openssl/certs with symlinks to the hash values
 >   > of certificates.
 >  
 >  Given that this is a Perl script and we don't (AFAICT) install it, is
 >  there any real point patching the openssl in base?
 
 At least it doesn't hurt; since the change in question has been
 committed to OpenSSL HEAD it won't cause any maintenance overhead for
 NetBSD developers in the future.
 
 
 >  (The patch should probably be added to the pkgsrc version though,
 >  which does install c_rehash.)
 
 Indeed.  I'll send a PR.
 
 
 Regards, Jukka
 
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