Re: [gentoo-user] complete switch from openssl to libressl on gentoo

[Michael]

On Friday, 17 April 2020 17:52:26 BST Dale wrote:
> Tamer Higazi wrote:
> > Dear everybody,
> >
> > I got my Gentoo system running compiled with openssl.
> > I'd like to rebuild my entire system based on libreSSL.
> >
> > What best practices do you advise ?
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> > best, Tamer
>
> If all you're doing is changing a USE flag, emerge -Na world should do
> it.  If you think it needed, emerge -DNa world.  The -D, deep, may catch
> a few more packages but I've never tested it.  If you want to go to the
> extreme, emerge -ea world will recompile everything, changed USE flag or
> not.  It won't miss a thing.  The first one should work in most cases.
> If you run into trouble, maybe add the -D.
>
> The -N is this from man emerge:
>
> --newuse, -N
> Tells emerge to include installed packages where USE flags have changed
> since compilation. This option also implies the --selective  option.
> USE  flag  changes include:
>
> A USE flag was added to a package.  A USE flag was removed from a
> package.  A USE flag was turned on for a package.  A USE flag was turned
> off for a package.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)

You should also check any portage config files for openssl USE flags and 
remove them:

grep ssl -r /etc/portage/

should do it.

However, is there a good reason for opting for libressl instead of the 
ubiquitous openssl?