[openssl-users] Failed to install OpenSSL 1.1.0 using 'nmake install'

[Matt Caswell]

On 21/09/16 13:54, Andrew Hartley wrote:
> Your step (4) to me appears to be wrong.  If you are to install openssl
> to the following directory:
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>                 C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenSSL\
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> then you need to do:
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> Ø  perl Configure VC-WIN32 –prefix=C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenSSL
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> When I build openSSL I use nasm, so after the above I do:
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> Ø  ms\do_nasm
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> Ø  nmake –a –f ms\nt.mak
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> Ø  nmake –f ms\nt.mak test
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> Ø  nmake –f ms\nt.mak install
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> Does that help at all?

The above is incorrect for OpenSSL 1.1.0. The build procedure has
changed significantly in that version.

Matt


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> *From:*openssl-users [mailto:openssl-users-bounces at openssl.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Jing Liu
> *Sent:* 21 September 2016 13:35
> *To:* openssl-users at openssl.org
> *Subject:* [openssl-users] Failed to install OpenSSL 1.1.0 using 'nmake
> install'
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> I’ve tried all my best to solve this problem but failed. Can you help me?
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> - OS: Windows 10
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> - Perl: ActivePerl 5.12.2 build 1202
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> - Development environment: MS Visual Studio 2010 SP1
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> - OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 1.1.0
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> I tried to compile and install OpenSSL 1.1.0 according to the following
> steps:
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> 1. decompressed OpenSSL 1.1.0 software package to directory
> "D:\openssl-1.1.0";
> 
> 2. opened the "Visual Studio 2010 command prompt" window using an
> Administrator identity;
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> 3. switched to the directory "D:\openssl-1.1.0";
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> 4. D:\openssl-1.1.0> perl Configure VC-WIN32;
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> 5. D:\openssl-1.1.0> nmake;
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> 6. D:\openssl-1.1.0> nmake test;
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>> So far, all steps went smoothly, but ... 
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> 7. D:\openssl-1.1.0> nmake install;
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> Here, I got the following error and there was no file being copied to
> the destination directories even though those directories were
> successfully created.
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>     Microsoft (R) program maintenance utility 10.00.30319.01 copy right
> (C) Microsoft Corporation.All rights reserved. 
> 
> *** Installing development files 
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> created directory 'C:/Program Files (x86)/OpenSSL' 
> 
> created directory 'C:/Program Files (x86)/OpenSSL/include' 
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> created directory 'C:/Program Files (x86)/OpenSSL/include/openssl' 
> 
> Can't Open "./ms/applink.c" at .\util\copy.pl line 61. 
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> NMAKE : fatal error U1077: “C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe”: return code “0x16”
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> Stop.
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