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From: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>
To: Jacques Samoun <jacques.samoun33@gmail.com>
Cc: Buildroot Mailing List <buildroot@buildroot.org>
Subject: Re: [Buildroot] Using an older package than the one provided by BR
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2021 21:05:06 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20211227210506.57dec8e0@windsurf> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACaKL1wTVS7C22y-p-Vnu1uBGYtbeaa+b=wj_mv4s+fEsK099Q@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, 27 Dec 2021 18:18:16 +0200
Jacques Samoun <jacques.samoun33@gmail.com> wrote:

> I am using a quite recent version of BR (embedded platform, ARM base) which
> comes with openssh 8.6p1. However, as i have to support legacy connected
> devices, i discovered that "old" ssh clients (7.1, 7.3, etc ..) have
> sometimes problems connecting to ssh server 8.6p1.
> So i am contemplating the option of "downgrading" the openssh package to
> something like "7.6" but still keeping my BR at the same version.
> I also know that there might be compatibility issues with newer libs, etc
> .. However, this is worth a try.
> 
> What do guys think is the best way to do so ?

For something such as openssh that doesn't have any (or very few)
reverse dependencies, you could create an old-openssh package in your
BR2_EXTERNAL, stuck to whatever version makes sense to you.

I'm not familiar with all the incompatibilities between OpenSSH
versions, but isn't there a way to convince your OpenSSH 8.x to support
the older cyphers/protocols used by OpenSSH 7.x ?

Thomas
-- 
Thomas Petazzoni, co-owner and CEO, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering and training
https://bootlin.com
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-12-27 16:18 [Buildroot] Using an older package than the one provided by BR Jacques Samoun
2021-12-27 20:05 ` Thomas Petazzoni [this message]
2021-12-27 20:30   ` Jacques Samoun

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