"use openssl@<...> from homebrew" is displayed even if OpenSSL to use has been specified explicitly

[Fares-Abubaker]

I am trying to install Python and build it using OpenSSL 3.1, but it always using OpenSSL 1.1
I tried many ways to ensure that I configure OpenSSL 3.1 but nothing changed

I am using Mac M1 with Homebrew
latest version of pyenv and python-build

❯ CONFIGURE_OPTS="--with-openssl=$(brew --prefix openssl@3.1) --with-openssl-dir=$(brew --prefix openssl@3.1) --with-openssl-include=$(brew --prefix openssl@3.1)/include --with-openssl-lib=$(brew --prefix openssl@3.1)/lib" pyenv install 3.11.6

python-build: use openssl@1.1 from homebrew
python-build: use readline from homebrew
...

Is there an issue or what is the problem ?!

[native-api]

Confirmed, the use_homebrew_openssl() function does not detect if OpenSSL-related arguments have been passed.

As a workaround, set envvar PYTHON_BUILD_HOMEBREW_OPENSSL_FORMULA=<Homebrew formula name> to manually specify the Homebrew formula to pick.

[native-api]

Though, user-supplied Configure options are put after Pyenv-supplied ones, so your command should actually be building against OpenSSL 3.1 despite that message.

[Fares-Abubaker]

Great news @native-api thanks

but this shouldn't be fixed ?

[native-api]

Yes, it should.

[Fares-Abubaker]

in fact this worked now:

❯ PYTHON_BUILD_HOMEBREW_OPENSSL_FORMULA=openssl@3.1 pyenv install 3.10.13 

python-build: use openssl@3.1 from homebrew
python-build: use readline from homebrew
...

[Fares-Abubaker]

i suggest to add this to the readme