#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: | ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Changes (by raimue@macports.org): * cc: maccheck@gmail.com, bryan@larsen.st (added) Comment: How should using ssh as a client lead to intrusion into your network? I remember a comment by Bryan Larsen that openssh is used from MacPorts because it is needed at compile time for git, that means it is bundled to a specific version. Therefore we need to declare a dependency to be able to do upgrades when needed. gcc is a different case, because the gcc provided by Apple is highly patched, e.g. to support building for multiple architectures (-arch options). The use of Apple's gcc is preferred. Also there is the gcc_select port to choose from multiple installed versions. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/16911#comment:2> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS