[openssl-dev] [openssl.org #3656] Regarding Elliptic Curve Cryptography Issue

[Hubert Kario via RT]

On Wednesday 14 January 2015 18:01:05 Prabhat Chauhan via RT wrote:
> Dear Sir,
> 
> When i try to compile and run my Bitcoin code in fedora 18. It give me error
> 
> root at localhost bitcoin-0.10.0rc1]# bitcoind
> 
> *Error: OpenSSL appears to lack support for elliptic curve cryptography.
> For more information,
> visithttps://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/OpenSSL_and_EC_Libraries
> <https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/OpenSSL_and_EC_Libraries>Error: Initialization
> sanity check failed. Bitcoin Core is shutting down.*
> [root at localhost bitcoin-0.10.0rc1]#
> 
> I am not able to understand why it is coming. So please tell me some
> solution to resolve this.

This is expected, see:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1019390
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1021898

Fedora up till 20 didn't support any ECC.

Unfortunately because of the second bug, you won't be able to compile Bitcoin 
software on Fedora. I don't know when or if support for secp256k1 will be 
added.

Also, Fedora 18, as well as Fedora 19, are not supported any more and don't 
receive any security fixes, please upgrade.

-- 
Regards,
Hubert Kario