Subject: Re: CVS commit: pkgsrc/security/openssh
To: None <itojun@iijlab.net>
From: Jim Wise <jwise@draga.com>
List: pkgsrc-changes
Date: 05/23/2002 10:22:16
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On Thu, 23 May 2002 itojun@iijlab.net wrote:

>>>Module Name:	pkgsrc
>>>Committed By:	itojun
>>>Date:		Thu May 23 09:35:11 UTC 2002
>>>
>>>Modified Files:
>>>	pkgsrc/security/openssh: Makefile
>>>
>>>Log Message:
>>>comment; rationale for --with-md5-passwords
>>
>>Now the rationale given is
>>
>> necessary until openssh distribution fixes ordering of "-lcrypt
>> -lcrypto"
>>
>>is there any reason we don't fix this order in the pkg, instead of
>>relying on a configure option which does something different from what
>>we really want?
>
>	because i'm not sure if it is okay for other platforms, to change the
>	order of AC_CHECK_LIB.  there are weird "if" statement about the
>	use of PAM and such.  i've already sent this report to openssh-
>	portable guys so it should be fixed in near-future releases.
>
>	if you are sure of it, go ahead.

I understand, but we _are_ talking about pkgsrc here, no?  Given that we
turn on md5 passwords without verifying what this does on other
platforms pkgsrc supports (does Solaris support them?  Darwin?), I'm not
sure that this is a good reason...

- -- 
				Jim Wise
				jwise@draga.com
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