security/openssl moved from libssl.so.7 to libssl.so.8 on 2012/04/11

[Jerry]

On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:50:11 -0700
Jeff Kletsky articulated:

> I was pretty surprised today when I, after
> checking /usr/ports/UPDATING, updated security/openssl to find that a
> huge number of software bits no longer functioned, looking (in vain)
> for libssl.so.7
> 
> Apparently the version was bumped
> 
> --- ports/security/openssl/Makefile	2012/03/15 06:15:33
> 1.184 +++ ports/security/openssl/Makefile	2012/04/11
> 21:06:35	1.185
> 
> -OPENSSL_SHLIBVER?=	7
> +OPENSSL_SHLIBVER?=	8
> 
> but there was no notification in UPDATING that I could see.
> 
> The first hint of problems was postfix failing to start, and things
> got worse from there.
> 
> Forcibly removing openssl and reinstalling it from the RELEASE
> packages got me up and going again, but this was a bit of a surprise.
> 
> For i386 -- 
> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-9.0-release/security/openssl-1.0.0_7.tbz
> 
> Should libssl.so.7 have been retained somehow?
> 
> I upgraded using portmaster, it that provides any clues as to why it
> was or wasn't.

This is a case where "portmanager" just worked for me.

	portmanager -u -l -y -p

It updated openssl and forced a rebuild of all ports that depended on
it. I rebooted the system and everything works fine.

HTH

-- 
Jerry ♔

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