Use of cURL and OpenSSL versus CF and NS Classes

FROM : Tom Fortmann
DATE : Mon Nov 03 17:37:34 2008

I'm porting some code to OS X (10.4 is minimum required level) that uses the
cURL and OpenSSL libraries.  I see both of these libraries are present in
the /usr/lib directory on a stock machine.  So, I am assuming they are
included in the base OS X build.  What I'm wondering is, is it safe to
assume these will be present for the foreseeable 10.x future, or should I
take the time now to convert this code to use the Core foundation classes.
The code is a mix of C and C++, and I wasn't planning on moving to
Objective-C unless there is a hard requirement to do so.



I know there isn't a definitive answer here, but I'm hoping the wealth of
experience on this list can provide some good advice.



Tom Fortmann

Xcape Solutions Inc.