+ We recommend that you upgrade gcc to as high a 3.x version as you can.
+
+- According to multiple problem reports, some of our message digest
+ implementations trigger bug[s] in code optimizer in gcc 3.3 for sparc64
+ and gcc 2.96 for ppc. Former fails to complete RIPEMD160 test, while
+ latter - SHA one.
+
+ The recomendation is to upgrade your compiler. This naturally applies to
+ other similar cases.
+
+- There is a subtle Solaris x86-specific gcc run-time environment bug, which
+ "falls between" OpenSSL [0.9.8 and later], Solaris ld and GCC. The bug
+ manifests itself as Segmentation Fault upon early application start-up.
+ The problem can be worked around by patching the environment according to
+ http://www.openssl.org/~appro/values.c.