[Buildroot] [PATCH] libssh2: revert to previous crypto defaults

Peter Korsgaard peter at korsgaard.com
Mon Nov 6 06:22:46 UTC 2017


>>>>> "Baruch" == Baruch Siach <baruch at tkos.co.il> writes:

 > Hi Peter,
 > On Sun, Nov 05, 2017 at 10:34:02PM +0100, Peter Korsgaard wrote:
 >> The recent crypto handling change (commit 04a1031d3: package/libssh2: Add
 >> selectable crypto libraries) had the unfortunate side effect that it no
 >> longer automatically selects the most suitable crypto backend (E.G.  one
 >> where the dependency is already enabled), so all users not wanting to use
 >> the mbedtls backend need to explicitly configure this.
 >> 
 >> Fix this by inverting the logic so the crypto backend sub options use
 >> 'depends on' their dependencies instead of 'select', so only the available
 >> backends are displayed.
 >> 
 >> Like before, default to openssl if no crypto backend dependencies are
 >> currently enabled.

 > The CHANGES file needs an update. It currently says:

 >   The default is mbedtls, even if you didn't have mbedtls selected before.

Correct, that needs to adjusted when/if this gets applied.

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard


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