SCA hardening for mod. field inversion in EC_GROUP

[openssl.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 14e35d150fe81085430dcbee30c9f187366afda9..5a98d1da83fb36cc1a4afe08810ef51899d32c28 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
  --------------------
 
  This document describes installation on all supported operating
- systems (the Linux/Unix family, OpenVMS and Windows)
+ systems (the Unix/Linux family (which includes Mac OS/X), OpenVMS,
+ and Windows).
 
  To install OpenSSL, you will need:
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@
 
  If you want to just get on with it, do:
 
-  on Unix:
+  on Unix (again, this includes Mac OS/X):
 
     $ ./config
     $ make
@@ -116,6 +117,11 @@
 
     $ @config --prefix=PROGRAM:[INSTALLS] --openssldir=SYS$MANAGER:[OPENSSL]
 
+ (Note: if you do add options to the configuration command, please make sure
+ you've read more than just this Quick Start, such as relevant NOTES.* files,
+ the options outline below, as configuration options may change the outcome
+ in otherwise unexpected ways)
+
 
  Configuration Options
  ---------------------
@@ -403,8 +409,9 @@
                    has an impact when not built "shared".
 
   no-stdio
-                   Don't use any C "stdio" features. Only libcrypto and libssl
-                   can be built in this way. Using this option will suppress
+                   Don't use anything from the C header file "stdio.h" that
+                   makes use of the "FILE" type. Only libcrypto and libssl can
+                   be built in this way. Using this option will suppress
                    building the command line applications. Additionally since
                    the OpenSSL tests also use the command line applications the
                    tests will also be skipped.
@@ -673,7 +680,8 @@
      compiler optimization flags from the CFLAGS line in Makefile and
      run "make clean; make" or corresponding.
 
-     Please send bug reports to <rt@openssl.org>.
+     To report a bug please open an issue on GitHub, at
+     https://github.com/openssl/openssl/issues.
 
   4. If everything tests ok, install OpenSSL with