https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b1a5fc163f47f74bc71006fab3b55933fad6d025 commit: b1a5fc163f47f74bc71006fab3b55933fad6d025 branch: 3.15 author: Zachary Ware <[email protected]> committer: hugovk <[email protected]> date: 2026-09-28T15:26:36Z summary:
[3.15] gh-158010: Avoid recommending out-of-date OpenSSL in configure doc (GH-158266) (#158349) Co-authored-by: Hugo van Kemenade <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Stan Ulbrych <[email protected]> files: M Doc/using/configure.rst diff --git a/Doc/using/configure.rst b/Doc/using/configure.rst index eff75fe58fed96a..3745c21a5677612 100644 --- a/Doc/using/configure.rst +++ b/Doc/using/configure.rst @@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ Dependencies to build optional modules are: - - :mod:`curses` * - `OpenSSL <https://openssl-library.org/>`_ - - | 3.0.18 recommended - | (1.1.1 minimum) + - [6]_ - :mod:`ssl`, :mod:`hashlib` [5]_ * - `SQLite <https://sqlite.org/>`_ - 3.15.2 @@ -124,6 +123,14 @@ Dependencies to build optional modules are: .. [5] If OpenSSL is not available, the :mod:`hashlib` module will use bundled implementations of several hash functions. See :option:`--with-builtin-hashlib-hashes` for *forcing* usage of OpenSSL. +.. [6] OpenSSL 1.1.1 is the minimum possible version to build against, + but the series is end-of-life and no longer receives public security + fixes. Use the latest patch release of a currently supported LTS + release series (see the `OpenSSL Roadmap + <https://openssl-library.org/roadmap/index.html>`__), or the package + provided by your operating system if available. Other libraries that + offer an API compatible with OpenSSL 1.1.1 or later may work, but are + not officially supported. Note that the table does not include all optional modules; in particular, platform-specific modules like :mod:`winreg` are not listed here. _______________________________________________ Python-checkins mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/python-checkins.python.org Member address: [email protected]
