[openssl-users] Problem in compiling OpenSSL on Windows-7-32-bit

Kim Gräsman kim.grasman at gmail.com
Tue Nov 8 14:13:39 UTC 2016


On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 3:05 PM, Jakob Bohm <jb-openssl at wisemo.com> wrote:
> On 08/11/2016 14:44, Kim Gräsman wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 2:24 PM, Michael Wojcik
>> <Michael.Wojcik at microfocus.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> My advice, frankly, is to study the OpenSSL build process until you
>>> understand it. We've had
>>> issues in the past with some Windows Perl implementations (currently we
>>> use Cygwin Perl with
>>> a wrapper program that corrects paths)
>>
>> Forgot to mention; I'm building with ActiveState Perl from
>> http://www.ActiveState.com.
>>
> That is the Perl most often quoted as causing problems.
>
> Try Strawberry Perl from http://strawberryperl.com/(Strawberry Perl
> is derived from vanilla Perl, hence the name).

Thanks Jakob. Funny though, it's building successfully here. The OP
hasn't reported his Perl dist yet.

I'll make a note to try with Strawberry Perl moving forward.

- Kim


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