[Pkg-net-snmp-devel] Bug#851946: Depending on libssl1.0-dev breaks PHP builds

[Niels Thykier]

Ondřej Surý:
> Package: libsnmp-dev
> Version: 5.7.3+dfsg-1.5+b1
> Severity: serious
> Justification: FTBFS php7.0
> 
> Dear (inactive) maintainers,
> 
> with #846569 fix, we are now in deadlock, as php7.0 build-depends on
> both packages depending on libssl-dev and libssl1.0-dev.
> 
> PHP depends on:
> 
> libssl-dev
> 
> libcurl4-openssl-dev -> libssl-dev
> 
> libsnmp-dev -> libssl1.0-dev
> 
> And now we have a deadlock again.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ondrej
> 
> [...]

Hi Ondřej,

Sorry for being the "messenger" triggering this issue in php7.0.

Kurt/Sebastian, what are you recommendations here?  Should we migrate
net-snmp itself to ssl1.1 (possibly with all of its rdeps) or can we
detangle net-snmp and php7 from each other in a graceful manner?

Thanks,
~Niels