Kai Pastor

Note https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/pull/39366#pullrequestreview-2126949720

> Package: openssl:x64-linux -> 1.0.2j Outdated, won't be fixed. > * vcpkg-tool version: 2023-08-09-9990a4c9026811a312cb2af78bf77f3d9d288416 > vcpkg-scripts version: [9edb1b8](https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/commit/9edb1b8e590cc086563301d735cae4b6e732d2d2) 2023-08-14 (9 months ago) Outdated, won't be fixed. Why are people flooding...

You might be able to build old versions of openssl with an up-to-date vcpkg, using manifest mode. That's what versioning exists for. However, you leave the area of tested configurations,...

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/vcpkg/consume/lock-package-versions

Linux doesn't need the "NMake Makefiles" generator. And nobody cares about a port version from 2016, in particular in a security-sensitive area. (Maybe you need to use port "openssl-unix" if...

> > @FrankXie05, do you know what compiler versions your CI pipeline uses? I can target those as a minimum for future versions, if that makes things easier. > You...

> Can you explain how does it work? `/share//usage` is for `vcpkg install `. If a port doesn't install that file, vcpkg has heuristics which look for CMake config and...

> The library uses autotools. So why don't we use it?

> I was told by @dg0yt to remove the pkg-config dependency. 🤔 > > Technically pkg-config is not a dependency for the library. You can e.g. manually link it through...

> I use `vcpkg_configure_make`, not `vcpkg_cmake_configure`. How do I correctly provide the argument to it? I looked through all 30 ports that call `vcpkg_find_acquire_program(PKGCONFIG)` and all of them use CMake,...