Keep the references to other INSTALL files short. These are the Unix

[openssl.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index c4105f96fc0eaf438ea7a65270df2009006a421a..721d42c9e42d75b9d6cc8cd316641d7682f03123 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
  INSTALLATION ON THE UNIX PLATFORM
  ---------------------------------
 
  INSTALLATION ON THE UNIX PLATFORM
  ---------------------------------
 

- [See INSTALL.W32 for instructions for compiling OpenSSL on Windows systems,
-  and INSTALL.VMS for installing on OpenVMS systems.]
+ [Installation on Windows, OpenVMS and MacOS (before MacOS X) is described
+  in INSTALL.W32, INSTALL.VMS and INSTALL.MacOS.]

 
  To install OpenSSL, you will need:
 
 
  To install OpenSSL, you will need:
 


@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@
 
      This guesses at your operating system (and compiler, if necessary) and
      configures OpenSSL based on this guess. Run ./config -t to see
 
      This guesses at your operating system (and compiler, if necessary) and
      configures OpenSSL based on this guess. Run ./config -t to see

-     if it guessed correctly. If it did not get it correct or you want to
-     use a different compiler then go to step 1b. Otherwise go to step 2.
+     if it guessed correctly. If you want to use a different compiler, you
+     are cross-compiling for another platform, or the ./config guess was
+     wrong for other reasons, go to step 1b. Otherwise go to step 2.

 
      On some systems, you can include debugging information as follows:
 
 
      On some systems, you can include debugging information as follows:
 


@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@
 
      If your system is not available, you will have to edit the Configure
      program and add the correct configuration for your system. The
 
      If your system is not available, you will have to edit the Configure
      program and add the correct configuration for your system. The

-     generic configurations "cc" or "gcc" should usually work.
+     generic configurations "cc" or "gcc" should usually work on 32 bit
+     systems.

 
      Configure creates the file Makefile.ssl from Makefile.org and
      defines various macros in crypto/opensslconf.h (generated from
 
      Configure creates the file Makefile.ssl from Makefile.org and
      defines various macros in crypto/opensslconf.h (generated from