Bug 569792

Summary:	[TRACKER] Packages that still use dev-libs/openssl:0.9.8
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Agostino Sarubbo <ago>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages <base-system>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	Keywords:	Tracker
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Bug Depends on:	569794, 569796, 569798
Bug Blocks:

Description Agostino Sarubbo gentoo-dev

2015-12-26 12:08:02 UTC

Taking as suggestion the comment #15 in bug 567476.

I found few packages that specifies :0.9.8

sci-electronics/eagle
app-text/acroread
app-emulation/vmware-workstation

Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2015-12-26 22:55:01 UTC

depending on the old version isn't generally a bug by itself, nor will we be dropping the 0.9.8 slot any time soon.  it exists specifically for binary-only packages like the ones you flagged.

Comment 2 Anton Bolshakov 2019-05-30 00:32:48 UTC

Well, three years down the road, we can safely drop 0.9.8.
The software which is still using it is no longer supported probably, vulnerable and should not be used.