Bug 2298

Summary:	--server and --client switches to optionally install server or client related files
Product:	Portable OpenSSH	Reporter:	Scall <bluesun654>
Component:	Build system	Assignee:	Assigned to nobody <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	aixtools, djm
Priority:	P5
Version:	-current
Hardware:	All
OS:	All

Description Scall 2014-10-20 02:31:32 AEDT

This is an enhancement request to add two switches in the configure script to give users the possibility to install client or server related files only. Please see also: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=525776

Comment 1 Michael Felt 2015-06-07 07:45:18 AEST

I do not understand the USE switch they are talking about, but having make options (if not there already) such as: client, server, install_client, install_server and the default continues to be both "sounds nice" if not too much effort is involved.

Comment 2 Damien Miller 2020-01-26 00:11:18 AEDT

IMO it's very easy for packaging script that build OpenSSH to choose what subsets of the binaries and supporting files to install. For example Debian and Redhat have been doing this for >10 years. I don't think it's necessary to add this to our build infrastructure, sorry.

Comment 3 Damien Miller 2021-04-23 15:02:26 AEST

closing resolved bugs as of 8.6p1 release