[X-Unix] old port for ssh

[M K]

On May 6, 2008, at 11:22 PM, Juan Manuel Palacios wrote:

>
> On May 7, 2008, at 12:03 AM, M K wrote:
>
>> I need an older port of OpenSSH than what comes with Leopard.
>>
>> I have OpenSSH_5.0p1, I need a version of OpenSSH less than 4.5
>>
>> <aside> the reason is because my Extreme XOS switch doesn't like  
>> the new OpenSSH client for some reason.
>> I do not know why this causes a problem, but it does and it's  
>> annoying...  :-S
>> </aside>
>>
>> How do I remove the current port of OpenSSH?
>> (I read somewhere that I just need to delete the current file, but  
>> that doesn't seem right)
>>
>> Where can I find a really old port so I don't have to compile it  
>> myself and risk screwing something up?
>>
>>
>> many thanks in advance.
>>
>
> 	We at MacPorts provide a port for openssh, but as it stands it is  
> at its latest release, 5.0p1. You could, however, backtrack it to  
> something prior to 4.5 and have MacPorts build the result for you,  
> but you have to be willing to do some subversion && MacPorts  
> trickery. Let me know if you're interested and I'll walk you through  
> it.
>
> 	Disclaimer: I do not guarantee that such experiment will be  
> successful, I don't know if openssh 4.5 or earlier will build  
> cleanly on Mac OS X Leopard. I'm just saying we can attempt it.
>
> 	So, let me know. Regards,...
>
>
> -jmpp
>
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It might be easier to just compile it myself and build it where I want  
to run it from...

or do you think it would be a good exerise in learning about MacPorts?