[Python-Dev] Re: Problem with SSL and socketmodule on Debian Potato?

[Guido van Rossum]

> I don't think it was a mistake. First, even though Python had been
> using autoconf for years, nobody came up with a complete patch to
> autoconfiscate Modules/Setup, or define a different configuration
> mechanism. So using setup.py was an improvement over the status quo,
> even if not an improvement over some not-implemented technique - which
> might have never been implemented.
> 
> Furthermore, as Marc-André points out: there is nothing that stops
> setup.py/distutils from using the same strategies as autoconf.
> 
> Finally, in this specific case, I do think that the best strategy is
> to check for the version of OpenSSL. This is against autoconf
> philosophy (check for features, not for versions), but since the SSL
> support is tied to a specific implementation, rather than an API with
> competing implementations, checking the version does no harm and
> simplifies the configuration machinery.

So, is this a showstopper issue for the release candidate?  I believe
Neil went on vacation today.  I'd like to have a release out in 6
hours.  Should I try to get this fixed???

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)