diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index ea9b8a3844..21bff884aa 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ To install OpenSSL, you will need: + * make * Perl 5 * an ANSI C compiler + * a development environment in form of development libraries and C + header files * a supported Unix operating system Quick Start @@ -43,9 +46,6 @@ --openssldir=DIR Directory for OpenSSL files. If no prefix is specified, the library files and binaries are also installed there. - rsaref Build with RSADSI's RSAREF toolkit (this assumes that - librsaref.a is in the library search path). - no-threads Don't try to build with support for multi-threaded applications. @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ directory, and the binary will be in the "apps" directory. If "make" fails, look at the output. There may be reasons for - the failure that isn't a problem in OpenSSL itself (like missing + the failure that aren't problems 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 diff --git a/INSTALL.VMS b/INSTALL.VMS index 1fe78a41bb..b8ea2d0a4d 100644 --- a/INSTALL.VMS +++ b/INSTALL.VMS @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Intro: This file is divided in the following parts: + Requirements - Mandatory reading. Checking the distribution - Mandatory reading. Compilation - Mandatory reading. Logical names - Mandatory reading. @@ -19,6 +20,15 @@ This file is divided in the following parts: TODO - Things that are to come. +Requirements: +============= + +To build and install OpenSSL, you will need: + + * DEC C or some other ANSI C compiler. VAX C is *not* supported. + [Note: OpenSSL has only been tested with DEC C. Compiling with + a different ANSI C compiler may require some work] + Checking the distribution: ==========================