X-Git-Url: https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=FAQ;h=9998821fde12033a773c4391783afc1b1166c867;hp=e7642707bdcd097406071431bffd49e480af7056;hb=b1697f189b7b42e7165210d778625461162ad5f0;hpb=36969082bb6e2f6304388c2d7f50854822e1220c diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index e7642707bd..9998821fde 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ OpenSSL - Frequently Asked Questions * Why does the linker complain about undefined symbols? * Why does the OpenSSL test fail with "bc: command not found"? * Why does the OpenSSL test fail with "bc: 1 no implemented"? +* Why does the OpenSSL test fail with "bc: stack empty"? * Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Alpha Tru64 Unix? * Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail with "ar: command not found"? * Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Win32 with VC++? @@ -225,6 +226,8 @@ support can be found at http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsrdb/27606&zone_32=SUNWski However, be warned that /dev/random is usually a blocking device, which may have some effects on OpenSSL. +A third party /dev/random solution for Solaris is available at + http://www.cosy.sbg.ac.at/~andi/ * Why do I get an "unable to write 'random state'" error message? @@ -402,6 +405,17 @@ and compile/install it. GNU bc (see http://www.gnu.org/software/software.html for download instructions) can be safely used, for example. +* Why does the OpenSSL test fail with "bc: stack empty"? + +On some DG/ux versions, bc seems to have a too small stack for calculations +that the OpenSSL bntest throws at it. This gets triggered when you run the +test suite (using "make test"). The message returned is "bc: stack empty". + +The best way to deal with this is to find another implementation of bc +and compile/install it. GNU bc (see http://www.gnu.org/software/software.html +for download instructions) can be safely used, for example. + + * Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Alpha Tru64 Unix? On some Alpha installations running Tru64 Unix and Compaq C, the compilation