Update OpenSSL on OS X with Homebrew

Question

I'm using MacOS X 10.7.5 and I need a newer OpenSSL version due to handshake failures. There are several tutorials on the internet and I tried the following:

brew install openssl brew link openssl --force 

Nevertheless, it does not work:

openssl version OpenSSL 0.9.8r 8 Feb 2011  brew unlink openssl && brew link openssl --force Unlinking /usr/local/Cellar/openssl/1.0.1e... 1139 links removed Linking /usr/local/Cellar/openssl/1.0.1e... 1139 symlinks created 

The SVN issue is not resolved either. Any ideas? I would rather not try the MacPorts way because it may interfere with Homebrew.

Answer 1

If you're using Homebrew /usr/local/bin should already be at the front of $PATH or at least come before /usr/bin. If you now run brew link --force openssl in your terminal window, open a new one and run which openssl in it. It should now show openssl under /usr/local/bin.

Answer 2

installed openssl on mac with brew but nothing found on /usr/local/bin where other brew installed bins are located. Found my fresh openssl here:

/usr/local/opt/openssl/bin/openssl

Run it like this:

/usr/local/opt/openssl/bin/openssl version

I don't want to update OS X openssl, while some OS stuff or other 3rd party apps may have dependency on older version.

I also don't mind longer path than just openssl

Writing this here for all the Googlers who are looking for location of openssl installed by brew.