[openssl-users] linker input file unused/linking not done gcc warning

[Benjamin Kaduk]

On 08/02/2016 10:38 AM, jonetsu wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is it normal to get a 'linker imput file unused because linking
> not done' warning when compiling C code that uses OpenSSL in FIPS
> mode, hence using fipsld ?
>
> The object file is actually generated,a s well as the executable,
> and it does execute in a meaningful manner.
>
> The warning:
>
>   [...]
>
>   gcc: warning: /usr/include/openssl/: linker input file unused
>   because linking not done
>
>   FIPSLD_CC=gcc /usr/lib/ssl/fips-2.0/bin/fipsld -o
>   fips_hmac-errCode fips_hmac-errCode.o /usr/lib/arm-li
>   nux-gnueabihf/libcrypto.a -ldl -lz
>
>
> The simple Makefile:
>
>   OPENSSLDIR = /usr/lib/ssl
>   LIBCRYPTO = /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libcrypto.a
>   INCLUDES = /usr/include/openssl/

The later usage makes it seem like this should be
-I/usr/include/openssl/ , including the "-I".

-Ben

>   CMD = fips_hmac-errCode
>   OBJS = $(CMD).o
>   $(CMD): $(OBJS)
>           FIPSLD_CC=$(CC) $(OPENSSLDIR)/fips-2.0/bin/fipsld -o $(CMD)
> $(OBJS) $(LIBCRYPTO) -ldl -lz
>
>   $(OBJS): $(CMD).c
>           $(CC) -c $(CMD).c $(INCLUDES)
>   clean:
>           rm $(OBJS)
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
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