compability; not an issue, but important.

[jon1enforce]

The Error "could not determine file type" -- is raised by shared.py at BSD:

"freebsd is the same as major linux systems(and openbsd..(i think so..))"

please try out:
+++sys.platform[:7] == 'freebsd' or sysplatform[:7] == 'openbsd' or sysplatform[:7] == "linux":
...

istead of
--- sys.platform[:7] == 'freebsd':

[jon1enforce]

COMPABILITY for BSD,Linux, ...

libressl-2.5.0 (should)similar to OpenSSL 1.0.2k
https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/LibreSSL/

experimental for pybitmessage on linux and bsd:
for comparison with libressl 2.7.0 (old-openssl 1.1.0)

install:

1. rm /usr/bin/openssl

2. cd /libressl-2.5.0

3. mkdir build

4. cd build

5. cmake ..

6. make

7. make test

8. sudo make install [on linux, the /usr/bin/openssl should be created]
   8.1. cp /libressl-2.5.0/build/apps/openssl/openssl /usr/bin/openssl [BSD]

pybitmessage+++set libcrypto.so +++ libssl.so +++ at openssl.py+++libdir.append("/path/libssl.so")+++libdir.append("/path/libcrypto.so")

[kashikoibumi]

This issue should originate from the official upstream version.
How about you raise the issue to the official repo?

The Error "could not determine file type" -- is raised by shared.py at BSD:

"freebsd is the same as major linux systems(and openbsd..(i think so..))"

please try out: +++sys.platform[:7] == 'freebsd' or sysplatform[:7] == 'openbsd' or sysplatform[:7] == "linux": ...

istead of --- sys.platform[:7] == 'freebsd':