Request for test/comments: OpenSSL 0.9.8b import

[Simon L. Nielsen]

On 2006.07.13 02:03:04 +0200, Simon L. Nielsen wrote:
> On 2006.07.12 17:10:32 +0200, Simon L. Nielsen wrote:
> > Hey,
> > 
> > I have been working on preparing an import of OpenSSL 0.9.8b into the
> > base system.  Before actually doing the import I would like to get
> > comments and, if possible, even someone to test run it and report any
> > problems.  I have been running OpenSSL 0.9.8b for a couple of days
> > without anything blowing up.
> > 
> > The API in 0.9.8b is not entirely compatible with 0.9.7e (which we
> > currently have in the base system) so I choose to bump the library
> > version number.  I know API != ABI, but I'm not really sure how to
> > check if the ABI is compatible, and I can see that the shared library
> > number is bumped if you use OpenSSL's own build system.
> > 
> > In OpenSSL 0.9.8b the API libmp uses is broken so libmp has been
> > updated.  I have not yet tested the libmp change since I don't have
> > any programs which uses it, but I plan to make a small test program
> > before commit.
> > 
> > The patch against -CURRENT from today can be found at
> > http://people.freebsd.org/~simon/patches/openssl-0.9.8b-0.patch (note:
> > 4.2MB) or in perforce as //depot/user/simon/openssl/ which can also be
> > viewed as:
> > http://perforce.freebsd.org/depotTreeBrowser.cgi?FSPC=//depot/user/simon/openssl/
> > 
> > The patch can be applied while standing in your src/ directory using:
> > patch -p6 < openssl-0.9.8b-0.patch
> 
> It turns out I couldn't generate the patch from perforce like I
> thought I could, so the patch does not contain new files and therefor
> don't actually compile.  I will generate a new patch tomorrow.

I put an updated patch, which should be complete, on
http://people.freebsd.org/~simon/patches/openssl-0.9.8b-1.patch /
http://people.freebsd.org/~simon/patches/openssl-0.9.8b-1.patch.bz2
(6.7MB/1.0MB).

-- 
Simon L. Nielsen
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