python312 and openssl

[Clemens Lang]

On Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 12:07:21PM -0700, Kastus Shchuka wrote:
> I cannot upgrade python312 port since it was bumped up to 3.12.7_0.
> 
> I am using libressl, and obviously I cannot install openssl port at the same time as libressl.
> 
> python312 port declares library dependency on openssl:
> 
> Library Dependencies: bzip2, expat, gettext-runtime, libedit, libffi, ncurses,
>                       openssl, sqlite3, xz, zlib
> 
> Are there any reasons for that? Can python312 port use openssl3? Can it use libressl? 

Python 3.12 can currently not use libressl, the possibility to build it
against libressl was removed on purpose because it would fail:

  https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/commit/a7e01ca3ad01cdef1fcd595ec257e0525dac8396
  https://trac.macports.org/ticket/70767

Somebody needs to contribute code to Python upstream to make it work
with libressl, or somebody needs to contribute code to libressl to
provide the API Python expects.

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Clemens