Apply the Tru64 patch from Tim Mooney <mooney@dogbert.cc.ndsu.NoDak.edu>

[openssl.git] / FAQ

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@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ OpenSSL  -  Frequently Asked Questions
 * How can I contact the OpenSSL developers?
 * Where can I get a compiled version of OpenSSL?
 * Why aren't tools like 'autoconf' and 'libtool' used?
+* What is an 'engine' version?
 
 [LEGAL] Legal questions
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ 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 compilation fail on Alpha True64 Unix?
+* 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++?
 
@@ -121,6 +122,12 @@ A number of Linux and *BSD distributions include OpenSSL.
 autoconf will probably be used in future OpenSSL versions. If it was
 less Unix-centric, it might have been used much earlier.
 
+* What is an 'engine' version?
+
+With version 0.9.6 OpenSSL was extended to interface to external crypto
+hardware. This was realized in a special release '0.9.6-engine'. With
+version 0.9.7 (not yet released) the changes were merged into the main
+development line, so that the special release is no longer necessary.
 
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@@ -359,9 +366,9 @@ 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 True64 Unix?
+* Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Alpha Tru64 Unix?
 
-On some Alpha installations running True64 Unix and Compaq C, the compilation
+On some Alpha installations running Tru64 Unix and Compaq C, the compilation
 of crypto/sha/sha_dgst.c fails with the message 'Fatal:  Insufficient virtual
 memory to continue compilation.'  As far as the tests have shown, this may be
 a compiler bug.  What happens is that it eats up a lot of resident memory