[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/fetchmail: fix build with libressl

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On 04/04/2022 10:41, David Laight wrote:
> From: Arnout Vandecappelle
>> Sent: 04 April 2022 08:35
>>
>> On 03/04/2022 22:15, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
>>> Fabrice, All,
>>>
>>> On 2022-04-03 20:53 +0200, Fabrice Fontaine spake thusly:
>>>> Fix the following build failure with libressl raised since bump to
>>>> version 6.4.29 in commit ba6fd52195f2e3d0b04baae40cfe084226824d31 and
>>>> https://gitlab.com/fetchmail/fetchmail/-/commit/340d00bf9910ed55163be26435f70baf65a64f9d:
>>>>
>>>> configure: error: fetchmail cannot legally be linked against LibreSSL for lack of GPL2 clause 2b
>> exception. See COPYING.
>>>
>>> This sentence is incorrect. It is legally not possible to *distribute*
>>> fetchmail when linked against LibreSSL, as the GPL conditions in that
>>> case only trigger at the moment of distribution.
>>>
>>> So, there should be no issue with linking fetchmail to LibreSSL for
>>> private use without redistribution.
>>
>>    It would be nice though if this could be mentioned in legal-info.
> 
> ISTM that the default needs to be to disable the build.
> Requiring 'hoops be gone through' for a private build.

  The "hoop" is to use openssl rather than libressl. Doesn't sound too complicated.

  Regards,
  Arnout

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