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Re: Prefer pkgsrc OpenSSL after 2016Q1.



On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 07:43:17PM -0500, Greg Troxel wrote:
> 
> coypu%SDF.ORG@localhost writes:
> 
> > Can we do this?
> > A lot of people are using this already, it's very well tested.
> > Asking early to avoid asking late.
> 
> Do what?  Change pkgsrc to blanket always prefer openssl?   I don't
> think we should - there are systems where base system openssl is
> perfectly ok (NetBSD current, NetBSD 7 and soon I expect NetBSD 6 - and
> probably quite a few others).

It creates a lot of problems for little gain. As such, absolute no.

Joerg


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