Homebrew-core: OpenSSL 1.0 removal

[fxcoudert]

OpenSSL 1.0 will reach EOL on 2019-12-31. Here are the few remaining formulas that depend on it, and need to be fixed (or removed). They are sorted by analytics (higher usage first):

• [x] mysql-connector-c
• [x] erlang@19 ~(needed by couchdb)~
• [x] rethinkdb
• [x] freerdp
• [x] [email protected]
• [x] [email protected]
• [x] erlang@17 (needed by riak)
• [x] bulk_extractor
• [x] nut
• [x] ipmiutil
• [x] freeswitch
• [x] libcapn
• [x] virtuoso
• [x] pound

Edit: Sadly, we have added new formulas with OpenSSL 1.0 dependency (by mistake)

• [x] awsume https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/45270
• [x] dvc https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/45709
• [x] manticoresearch https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/42026

[Bo98]

freeswitch won't be on that list for too long (#46367).

[fxcoudert]

libcapn

• The issue was reported, no answer given https://github.com/adobkin/libcapn/issues/45
• No commit to repository since 2017

ipmiutil

• Find a way to make the newer versions work: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/43722

nut

• Upstream fixed it in master: https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/pull/504

bulk_extractor

• Is using OpenSSL is a submodule, which has a fix in master, but it's a bit complicated to backport.
• Requested a new release https://github.com/simsong/bulk_extractor/issues/117

freerdp

• New release requested: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/issues/5608

rethinkdb

• Has OpenSSL 1.1 issues: https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/commit/62456155
• Has Boost >= 1.69 issues: https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/commit/04785087

virtuoso

• New release requested: https://github.com/openlink/virtuoso-opensource/pull/583#issuecomment-552105381

erlang@17 (needed by riak)

• erlang@17 is not maintained anymore, we should remove it
• it is needed by riak, which is an old version, because the build process is very fragile and several attempts to update it have failed: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/34129 https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/40075 https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/40281

[jnozsc]

ruby 2.0 is EOL for a while
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2016/02/24/support-plan-of-ruby-2-0-0-and-2-1/

[jnozsc]

https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/[email protected]

https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/47664/what-is-apples-policy-for-supporting-security-updates-on-older-versions-of-os-x

https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/257627/ruby-version-on-macos-sierra

it seems [email protected] in homebrew-core is kept in order to support Mac OSX 10.12 or prior .
Mac OSX 10.13 has built-in ruby version 2.3.3

So if homebrew-core decide to stop support Mac OSX 10.12 or prior, it should be safe to remove it

[fxcoudert]

@Bo98 we need to migrate mysql-connector-c to its latest version (we ship a very old one). As far as I understand, the distribution of mysql-connector-c has changed, and is now part of the source package for mysql-client. Would you be able to help and provide a PR for updating mysql-connector-c? Many thanks in advance…

[Bo98]

I'll need to check what the actual differences are. You're right that I think it merged into mysql-client but I'm not sure why they were separate things to begin with. I'll try create something using mysql-connector-c and see if it's compatible with mysql-client.

We should definitely also offer mysql-client 8.0. I'm not sure why there's a comment saying to use 5.7 when a [email protected] seems a viable option.

I'll get back to you shortly.

[Bo98]

Linking the relevant mysql-connector-c pull request here for reference: #46566

[efiop]

Hi guys!

Sorry for accidentally using 1.0 in dvc. Created https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/46829 to fix that.

Thanks for maintaining homebrew 🙏 !

[valmack]

Just curious. Why the removal?

[SMillerDev]

Because of the first sentence in the issue.