569792 – [TRACKER] Packages that still use dev-libs/openssl:0.9.8

Bug 569792 - [TRACKER] Packages that still use dev-libs/openssl:0.9.8

Summary: [TRACKER] Packages that still use dev-libs/openssl:0.9.8

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal with 1 vote (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Depends on:	569794 569796 569798
Blocks:
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Reported:	2015-12-26 12:08 UTC by Agostino Sarubbo
Modified:	2021-08-10 01:18 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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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.