[openssl-dev] [openssl.org #4067] Bug - Header files in include folder differ for different extractiing methods

[Stefan.Neis@t-online.de via RT]

       Hi,

> I downloaded OpenSSL 1.0.0s.tar.gz and extracted files using following three ways.
> The header files in "openssl 1.0.0s\include\openssl" folder are different.
> (snipp)
> Is this a bug in packaging? What is the expected results on Windows?

At first glance, one could say, it's a bug in _un_packaging. Windows doesn't
offer "real" symbolic links, so the programs extracting the them from the
package convert them to something which they believe to be reasonable.
Different programs just happen to do different things here.
 
Thinking more about it, one could ask if it really is a good idea to put
symbolic links into a cross-platform package when said package is
targetting also platforms not having symbolic links, thus causing
unneccessary headaches if you happen to use a "wrong" software
to extract the package. 

        Regards,
                  Stefan


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