[OE-core] [daisy][PATCH] python: Building without SSLv3 support

[Paul Eggleton]

On Friday 05 December 2014 15:46:21 Paul Eggleton wrote:
> On Friday 05 December 2014 15:32:05 Sona Sarmadi wrote:
> > > Python has fixed this issue in version 3.5.  and backported to  2.7:
> > > 
> > > See the patch here:
> > >  https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/f762cbb712de
> > > 
> > > But this patch doesn’t apply, I have downloaded the latest 2.7.8, it is
> > > the Same problem there. I have sent email to the guy responsible to this
> > > patch but haven't heard from him yet.
> > 
> > I got following answer from the guy who has provided python patch above:
> > "No, it's for 2.7.9. The ssl module in 2.7.9 was backported from Python 3,
> > its code is vastly different. 2.7.9 should be released soon in December or
> > January."
> > 
> > So we either upgrade master to 2.7.9 when python 2.7.9 is released (if
> > this
> > is ok) otherwise use
> > the Debian's patch.
> 
> I think we should apply the patch now anyway; we'll want to know that it
> works for backports to the stable branch(es), and in any case the upgrade
> to 2.7.9 is not going to be a straightforward task based upon my earlier
> attempt to upgrade to 2.7.6 (the current state of which is still in
> paule/python276-wip in poky-contrib).

(In case it's perhaps not clear from the above - I'm not discouraging the 
upgrade to 2.7.9, I think a python upgrade is long overdue, and we should 
definitely do it.)

Cheers,
Paul

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Paul Eggleton
Intel Open Source Technology Centre