define preprocessor symbols, specify additional libraries,
library directories or other compiler options.
+ -DHAVE_CRYPTODEV Enable the BSD cryptodev engine even if we are not using
+ BSD. Useful if you are running ocf-linux or something
+ similar. Once enabled you can also enable the use of
+ cryptodev digests, which is usually slower unless you have
+ large amounts data. Use -DUSE_CRYPTODEV_DIGESTS to force
+ it.
Installation in Detail
----------------------
standard headers). If it is a problem with OpenSSL itself, please
report the problem to <openssl-bugs@openssl.org> (note that your
message will be recorded in the request tracker publicly readable
- via http://www.openssl.org/support/rt2.html and will be forwarded to a
+ via http://www.openssl.org/support/rt.html and will be forwarded to a
public mailing list). Include the output of "make report" in your message.
Please check out the request tracker. Maybe the bug was already
reported or has already been fixed.
in Makefile.ssl and run "make clean; make". Please send a bug
report to <openssl-bugs@openssl.org>, including the output of
"make report" in order to be added to the request tracker at
- http://www.openssl.org/support/rt2.html.
+ http://www.openssl.org/support/rt.html.
4. If everything tests ok, install OpenSSL with
compile programs with libcrypto or libssl.
lib Contains the OpenSSL library files themselves.
+ Use "make install_sw" to install the software without documentation,
+ and "install_docs_html" to install HTML renditions of the manual
+ pages.
+
Package builders who want to configure the library for standard
locations, but have the package installed somewhere else so that
it can easily be packaged, can use
Note on shared libraries
------------------------
- Shared library is currently an experimental feature. The only reason to
- have them would be to conserve memory on systems where several program
- are using OpenSSL. Binary backward compatibility can't be guaranteed
- before OpenSSL version 1.0.
+ Shared libraries have certain caveats. Binary backward compatibility
+ can't be guaranteed before OpenSSL version 1.0. The only reason to
+ use them would be to conserve memory on systems where several programs
+ are using OpenSSL.
For some systems, the OpenSSL Configure script knows what is needed to
build shared libraries for libcrypto and libssl. On these systems,