From 539b977eff7c71f628cb2a407543a51070b14763 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kris Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 01:03:58 +0000 Subject: Initial import of OpenSSL 0.9.6 --- crypto/openssl/INSTALL | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'crypto/openssl/INSTALL') diff --git a/crypto/openssl/INSTALL b/crypto/openssl/INSTALL index 7cbde16..ea9b8a3 100644 --- a/crypto/openssl/INSTALL +++ b/crypto/openssl/INSTALL @@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ This will usually require additional system-dependent options! See "Note on multi-threading" below. + no-shared Don't try to create shared libraries. + + shared In addition to the usual static libraries, create shared + libraries on platforms where it's supported. See "Note on + shared libraries" below. + no-asm Do not use assembler code. 386 Use the 80386 instruction set only (the default x86 code is @@ -118,9 +124,12 @@ OpenSSL binary ("openssl"). The libraries will be built in the top-level directory, and the binary will be in the "apps" directory. - If "make" fails, please report the problem to - (note that your message will be forwarded to a public mailing list). - Include the output of "make report" in your message. + If "make" fails, look at the output. There may be reasons for + the failure that isn't a problem in OpenSSL itself (like missing + standard headers). If it is a problem with OpenSSL itself, please + report the problem to (note that your + message will be forwarded to a public mailing list). Include the + output of "make report" in your message. [If you encounter assembler error messages, try the "no-asm" configuration option as an immediate fix.] @@ -132,10 +141,13 @@ $ make test - If a test fails, try removing any compiler optimization flags from - the CFLAGS line in Makefile.ssl and run "make clean; make". Please - send a bug report to , including the - output of "make report". + If a test fails, look at the output. There may be reasons for + the failure that isn't a problem in OpenSSL itself (like a missing + or malfunctioning bc). If it is a problem with OpenSSL itself, + try removing any compiler optimization flags from the CFLAGS line + in Makefile.ssl and run "make clean; make". Please send a bug + report to , including the output of + "make report". 4. If everything tests ok, install OpenSSL with @@ -253,3 +265,14 @@ you can still use "no-threads" to suppress an annoying warning message from the Configure script.) + + Note on shared libraries + ------------------------ + + For some systems, the OpenSSL Configure script knows what is needed to + build shared libraries for libcrypto and libssl. On these systems, + the shared libraries are currently not created by default, but giving + the option "shared" will get them created. This method supports Makefile + targets for shared library creation, like linux-shared. Those targets + can currently be used on their own just as well, but this is expected + to change in future versions of OpenSSL. -- cgit v1.1