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

[Arthur Marsh]

Hi, the reason for wanting openssl 0.9.7 support is that some 
applications still require it (rather than openssl 0.9.8), like C-Kermit 
from ftp://ftp.columbia.edu/kermit/test/tar.

As long as Debian maintains the libssl0.9.7 package for applications 
that require openssl 0.9.7 support, shouldn't the libssl0.9.7-dev 
package also be retained?

Regards,

Arthur.

Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> 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
> 
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