Bug 683982 – [TRACKER] Packages using USE=libressl incorrectly

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Description David Seifert 2019-04-21 16:05:41 UTC]

When we added support for LibreSSL in Gentoo, we decided to introduce USE=libressl as an implementation-discriminating flag, similar to USE=libav and USE=graphicsmagick, where USE=libav only discriminates between libav and ffmpeg, not in optionally enabling support for it. That is, USE=ffmpeg and USE=libav have orthogonal ends, and work together to make Gentoo more pleasant to use for users. The alternative would have been to require REQUIRED_USE constructs, which while more correct from a specification point-of-view, has led to users polluting their package.use files with (often transient) configs, making the Gentoo experience less pleasant. As such, USE=libressl should generally not appear in REQUIRED_USE, as this defeats its purpose: seamlessly switching from openssl to libressl by changing a single global flag. Having a single globally valid and well-defined meaning for USE=libressl is essential to this end.

[Comment 1 Jonas Stein 2020-11-01 14:27:39 UTC]

All completed.
closing as DONE