New FAQ for the OpenSSH configuration problem.

I know, this isn't really a OpenSSL issue, but we keep getting
questions about it, so we might as well provide the solution...
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Richard Levitte 2000-03-23 19:31:37 +00:00
parent 0fa197d8bc
commit e8dbc15933

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FAQ
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@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ OpenSSL - Frequently Asked Questions
* Why do I get a "PRNG not seeded" error message?
* Why does the linker complain about undefined symbols?
* Where can I get a compiled version of OpenSSL?
* Why can't the OpenSSH configure script detect OpenSSL?
* Which is the current version of OpenSSL?
@ -150,3 +151,43 @@ a C compiler, read the "Mingw32" section of INSTALL.W32 for information
on how to obtain and install the free GNU C compiler.
A number of Linux and *BSD distributions include OpenSSL.
* Why can't the OpenSSH configure script detect OpenSSL?
There is a problem with OpenSSH 1.2.2p1, in that the configure script
can't find the installed OpenSSL libraries. The problem is actually
a small glitch that is easily solved with the following patch to be
applied to the OpenSSH distribution:
--- openssh-1.2.2p1/configure.in.orig Thu Mar 23 18:56:58 2000
+++ openssh-1.2.2p1/configure.in Thu Mar 23 18:55:05 2000
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@
AC_MSG_CHECKING([for OpenSSL/SSLeay directory])
for ssldir in "" $tryssldir /usr /usr/local/openssl /usr/lib/openssl /usr/local/ssl /usr/lib/ssl /usr/local /usr/pkg /opt /opt/openssl ; do
if test ! -z "$ssldir" ; then
- LIBS="$saved_LIBS -L$ssldir"
+ LIBS="$saved_LIBS -L$ssldir/lib"
CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$ssldir/include"
if test "x$need_dash_r" = "x1" ; then
- LIBS="$LIBS -R$ssldir"
+ LIBS="$LIBS -R$ssldir/lib"
fi
fi
LIBS="$LIBS -lcrypto"
--- openssh-1.2.2p1/configure.orig Thu Mar 23 18:55:02 2000
+++ openssh-1.2.2p1/configure Thu Mar 23 18:57:08 2000
@@ -1890,10 +1890,10 @@
echo "configure:1891: checking for OpenSSL/SSLeay directory" >&5
for ssldir in "" $tryssldir /usr /usr/local/openssl /usr/lib/openssl /usr/local/ssl /usr/lib/ssl /usr/local /usr/pkg /opt /opt/openssl ; do
if test ! -z "$ssldir" ; then
- LIBS="$saved_LIBS -L$ssldir"
+ LIBS="$saved_LIBS -L$ssldir/lib"
CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$ssldir/include"
if test "x$need_dash_r" = "x1" ; then
- LIBS="$LIBS -R$ssldir"
+ LIBS="$LIBS -R$ssldir/lib"
fi
fi
LIBS="$LIBS -lcrypto"