Bug https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=703910 was prematurely closed by dilfridge@gentoo.org without due dilligence, and issue was discovered/resolved at the end of the bug's comments. net-libs/serf-1.3.9-r1 in the portage tree has a USE="libressl" flag, but it does not respect it. the openssl patch applied during compilation creates a need for "OPENSSL_malloc_init", which Libressl does not support. serf package will build completely and incorrectly, rendering all packages that depend on net-libs/serf to fail with the same "OPENSSL_malloc_init" error. In the case of the prematurely-closed bug above, subversion is directly affected by this issue, and refuses to build. Issue was resolved by using the (hard-masked) ebuild of net-libs/serf-1.3.9 from the libressl repo, because it actually works. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. USE="libressl" in your make.conf 2. build subversion, and let portage pull in net-libs/serf as a dependency. 3. Take a drink every time Subversion's compile fails. Actual Results: subversion fails, complaining about: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/10.1.1/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/10.1.1/../../../../lib64/libserf-1.so: undefined reference to `OPENSSL_malloc_init' Expected Results: Software should have built without issue dilfridge@gentoo.org: Hose-and-close (https://www.quora.com/What-does-hose-and-close-mean) is extremely unprofessional. You don't get a gold star or blue ribbon for closing the most bugs. Gentoo doesn't get any better because you closed a bug prematurely.
Install net-libs/serf-1.3.9-r2. The bug is fixed there, it's the latest version.
These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "=net-libs/serf-1.3.9-r2" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - net-libs/serf-1.3.9-r2 (masked by: ~amd64 keyword) For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. -- "resolved by ~amd64 package". seriously? re-opening bug until serf ebuild is marked stable.
In addition, your lack of due diligence in logging proper resolution of bugs is messing up the overall stats. Please do a better job.
Bug was resolved in July 2020. setting status RESOLVED FIXED.
