[openssl-dev] Openssl Shared library mode compilation

[Dr. Stephen Henson]

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014, Kannan Narayanasamy -X (kannanar - HCL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED at Cisco) wrote:

> 
> Hi Team,
> 
> For Vulnerability issue, we are indeed to upgrade the openssl version to 0.9.8zc version. We have downloaded the source from www.openssl.org<http://www.openssl.org> site. While compiling we have followed the below steps including environment variables setting ready for compilation. But we are unable to compile with "shared" basis. Previously we have used this option but with this openssl version we are unable to compiled in shared basis.
> 
> Steps followed:
> =============
> VCVARS32.BAT
> perl Configure VC-WIN32 no-idea shared --prefix=c:/openssl  --> "Shared" option is giving the problem. Without "shared" option compilation get successful.
> ms\do_masm
> nmake -f ms\ntdll.mak
> 
> Can anyone help us to compile with "Shared" option for this openssl version(0.9.8zc) ?
> 

You don't use the "shared" option for VC builds. Two makefiles are
generated: ms\ntdll.mak creates shared libraries while ms\nt.mak creates 
static ones.

Steve.
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