Why revdep-rebuild libssl.so.0.9.6?

TheMatt · n00b Joined: 22 May 2003 Posts: 35 Location: Boulder, CO

I have a serious question that came to me as I was in the middle of a GIGANTIC revdep-rebuild --soname libssl.so.0.9.6. Namely, I am wondering why this happens.

First, I would assume evolution, et al, in the huge rebuild, are dynamically linked to libssl.so. Thus, I'd think compiling openssl-0.9.7 and then linking libssl.so to libssl.so.0.9.7 would now provide the benefits of libssl.so.0.9.7 to the new app. Does this mean that, instead, evolution, et al, were statically linked to a specific version of libssl (as near as I can tell I don't have USE="static" anywhere)?

It is entirely possible I don't understand the true differences between dynamic v. static linking, but I thought this was just the thing dynamic linking was supposed to help (massive recompilation)?

Or is this due to 0.9.7 vs. 0.9.6 in openssl land? Things changed enough that only recompilation can help?

Sorry for the long odd post, but I am curious why this happens with openssl.
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Genone · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 5:05 am Post subject:

0.9.7 is not compatible to 0.9.6, so the apps have to be recompiled.

TheMatt · n00b Joined: 22 May 2003 Posts: 35 Location: Boulder, CO

Ah, OK. Now, since I'm a Gentoo user for only the last few months, how often does this happen? With openssl and overall?
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Genone · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 4:48 pm Post subject:

Mot very often, I think openssl is the only case in the last few months.