#16911: git-core requiring macports' ssh on leopard, openssh security concern ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: bcbarnes@gmail.com | Owner: macports-tickets@lists.macosforge.org Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Port Bugs Component: ports | Version: 1.6.0 Resolution: | Keywords: Port: | ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Comment(by bcbarnes@gmail.com): Replying to [comment:1 blb@…]:
I definitely wouldn't call it hijacking as /usr/bin/ssh is still present and usable just as before. Feel free to rearrange your PATH as needed, as /opt/local/bin isn't an absolute requirement (it just makes it easier when you want something installed from MacPorts to override something installed with the system).
I removed git-core, changed the PATH as suggested, and recompiled/installed git-core. Everything works fine; the macports binaries of openssh are apparently not required for git to function properly on OS X 10.5.5 (intel). If that is true, I would prefer that they were not installed... I still find it slightly bad that the postflight script puts the macports path first, and then some ports replace critical system utilities. In what other cases does this happen? Is there a list? -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/16911#comment:3> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS