[MacPorts] #16911: git-core requiring macports' ssh on leopard, openssh security concern

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#16911: git-core requiring macports' ssh on leopard, openssh security concern
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  Reporter:  bcbarnes at gmail.com  |       Owner:  macports-tickets at lists.macosforge.org
      Type:  defect              |      Status:  new                                  
  Priority:  Normal              |   Milestone:  Port Bugs                            
 Component:  ports               |     Version:  1.6.0                                
Resolution:                      |    Keywords:                                       
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Comment(by blb at macports.org):

 Replying to [comment:3 bcbarnes@…]:
 > I removed git-core, changed the PATH as suggested, and
 recompiled/installed git-core.  Everything works fine; the macports
 binaries of openssh are apparently not required for git to function
 properly on OS X 10.5.5 (intel).  If that is true, I would prefer that
 they were not installed...
 >

 Note that the PATH used by port is not the same as your PATH, it sets it
 up so that MacPorts' prefix is always first, so it most likely still uses
 the ssh in MacPorts.

 > I still find it slightly bad that the postflight script puts the
 macports path first, and then some ports replace critical system
 utilities.  In what other cases does this happen?  Is there a list?

 This is for usability as otherwise there are numerous people who do want
 the MacPorts-installed items to override what's in /usr, again you are
 quite free to change this (I myself don't have it first in my PATH).

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/16911#comment:5>
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