Avoid creating an illegal pointer

[openssl.git] / NOTES.WIN

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@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
  NOTES FOR THE WINDOWS PLATFORMS
  ===============================
 
- [Notes for Windows CE can be found in INSTALL.WCE]
-
  Requirement details for native (Visual C++) builds
  --------------------------------------------------
 
+ In addition to the requirements and instructions listed in INSTALL,
+ this are required as well:
+
  - You need Perl.  We recommend ActiveState Perl, available from
    http://www.activestate.com/ActivePerl.
    You also need the perl module Text::Template, available on CPAN.
-   Please read README.PERL for more information.
+   Please read NOTES.PERL for more information.
 
  - You need a C compiler.  OpenSSL has been tested to build with these:
 
@@ -46,6 +47,12 @@
      PREFIX:      %ProgramFiles%\OpenSSL
      OPENSSLDIR:  %CommonProgramFiles%\SSL
 
+ ALSO NOTE that those directories are usually write protected, even if
+ your account is in the Administrators group.  To work around that,
+ start the command prompt by right-clicking on it and choosing "Run as
+ Administrator" before running 'nmake install'.  The other solution
+ is, of course, to choose a different set of directories by using
+ --prefix and --openssldir when configuring.
 
  GNU C (Cygwin)
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