Bart Smaalders wrote: > Gary Winiger wrote: >>> Dependencies: OpenSSL >> >> Nit. I presume this is PSARC/2003/500 OpenSSL in /usr/sfw. >> (later moved to /usr) Doesn't it require a contract? >> >> Gary.. > > <Aside> Would someone please fix the "everyone needs a contract w/ > openssl problem somehow?</Aside
The only way we can "fix" that is if OpenSSL stops breaking ABI (not just API) compatibility in what we would know as bug fix or patch releases. They don't do this lightly but it does happen and has happened recently - this is one of the reasons that an upgrade of OpenSSL version takes so long. That is why the ARC contract system is being used it allows the team that looks after OpenSSL in ONNV to contact all the other consumers and work with them on version upgrades that may cause issues. -- Darren J Moffat
