QSslSocket Behaviour Linux vs macOS (possibly LibreSSL incompatibilities?)

[SGaist]

The one problem I can see is that OpenSSL is not used on macOS since a few Qt versions. Qt use the SecureTransport framework from macOS. You can still use OpenSSL though but you have to build Qt yourself for that as well as get a recent version of OpenSSL.

[Markus M.]

@SGaist I know - I did compile Qt with OpenSSL 1.0.2o a couple of months ago (Qt 5.10.0).
Unfortunately later versions Qt failed to compile using this config - never figured out why; for the lack of time I just went ahead using mentioned custom compiled version.

Yesterday I randomly checked if my server compiles/works using 5.12.0 - and to my surprise it did (on my workstation).
It still doesn't on the Macbook what puzzles me...

otool -L indicates everything is similar. The binary compiled on the workstation also does not work on the notebook - so clearly some dynamically linked library causing this. If only I knew which one

[SGaist]

Any difference of macOS versions ?

Any hint from the logs on the system ?

Just in case, IIRC, since 5.10 Qt supports also OpenSSL 1.1

[Markus M.]

@SGaist Nope. Same OS version, same Qt version... hence my surprise. I tried OpenSSL 1.1, but it seems incompatible with earlier versions as well as with the SSL classes in JDK, which my clients use. So no option for now

[SGaist]

OpenSSL 1.1 requires a different backend. The 1.1 release broke API and ABI compatibility with the 1.0 release, hence you have to do a specific build of Qt or any library/application using OpenSSL.

[Markus M.]

@SGaist I did a fresh macOS install using a VM and can confirm the issue is resolved in stock macOS High Sierra using XCode 9.4.1, Command Line Tools 10.1 for High Sierra and standard Qt 5.12.0 installation.

Guess I have to find some path/ssl lib or similar getting in the way on my Macbook, but this should not be any of your concern.

Again, thanks for support.

Issue solved.

[SGaist]

You're welcome !

Then please mark the thread as solved using the "Topic Tools" button so other forum users may know a solution has been found :)

[Markus M.]

@SGaist Done!

Fyi: did not find what was wrong; after a clean install everything is working as intended.

Thx

[SGaist]

Software mysteries... You may have gremlins playing with your machine ;-)

[Markus M.]

@SGaist Yeh, pretty likely :-)

Checked every single dylib, libcrypto.* libssl.*, but no luck. Reinstalling took me half the time in comparison to investigating the issue...