Old OpenSSL

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Hal!

On Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:11:40 -0700
Hal Murray via devel <devel at ntpsec.org> wrote:

> devel at ntpsec.org said:
> > New issue.  I have a really old server that has been running NTPsec
> > git head until recently.  Now it fails, the openssl is too old.  
> 
> > # openssl version OpenSSL 1.0.2o  27 Mar 2018  
> 
> > I know I can update the openssl, but many people will not be able
> > to...  
> 
> > How do I disable building with openssl?   
> 
> You can't.  Yet?  Besides, Eric doesn't like build options.

I'm even happier if waf autodetects too old openssl.  We can't just
support the latest/coolest/shiniest

> Something is strange about that system.  What OS/Distro?

Yes, very strange.  21 years ago it started out as Slackware, now
it resembles Frankenstein's Monster, but works pretty well.

I'm aware of many similar dinosaurs maintained by other people.

> It builds on many old systems, including some older than that.  There
> is a list near the top of ntpd/nts_client.c
> I'm not sure I have tested all of them, but they do build and that's
> farther than you got.

Yup.  I'd also like to get a good build.

RGDS
GARY
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