Bug#334813: [Pkg-openssl-devel] Bug#334813: libssl0.9.7: now need source package openssl097 compiled to build other apps that require openssl 0.9.7

[Kurt Roeckx]

On Thu, Oct 20, 2005 at 09:48:09AM +0930, Arthur Marsh wrote:
> Package: libssl0.9.7
> Version: 0.9.7g-5
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
> Hi, with the removal of the libssl0.9.7-dev package, I now have to 
> download the openssl097 souce package, configure it to include shared 
> libraries and run make on openssl097 in order to compile C-Kermit with 
> openssl 0.9.7 support. When compiled, C-Kermit can then use the 
> shared libssl installed by the libssl0.9.7 package.

Why would you want to link against 0.9.7?  Is there a reason you
can't use 0.9.8?  There should be no reason to keep 0.9.7 around.


Kurt