openssldoesn't -overwrite-base again (was: FreeBSD-SA-08:05.openssh)

[Roger Marquis]

Dirk Meyer wrote:
> The -overwrite-base option was only functional on FreeBSD 4.x
> With FreeBSD 5.x the libs are spread in /lib and /usr/lib, so
> even if the ports overwrite base libs, some tools still use the
> old (unpatched) libs from /lib.

Couldn't this be addressed simply by removing the old libs,
possibly replacing with symlinks, in coordination with the
standard/base?

We shouldn't need to worry about base applications linked to the
old libs anyhow, unless a base app is making unreasonable
expectations. Better to fix those bugs in base, IMO, than have
multiple versions of key libraries.

Roger Marquis