INSTALLATION ON THE UNIX PLATFORM
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- [Installation on DOS (with djgpp), Windows, OpenVMS and MacOS (before MacOS X)
- is described in INSTALL.DJGPP, INSTALL.W32, INSTALL.VMS and INSTALL.MacOS.
+ [Installation on DOS (with djgpp), Windows, OpenVMS, MacOS (before MacOS X)
+ and NetWare is described in INSTALL.DJGPP, INSTALL.W32, INSTALL.VMS,
+ INSTALL.MacOS and INSTALL.NW.
+
This document describes installation on operating systems in the Unix
family.]
no-asm Do not use assembler code.
- 386 Use the 80386 instruction set only (the default x86 code is
- more efficient, but requires at least a 486).
+ 386 In 32-bit x86 builds, when generating assembly modules,
+ use the 80386 instruction set only (the default x86 code
+ is more efficient, but requires at least a 486). Note:
+ This doesn't affect code generated by compiler, you're
+ likely to complement configuration command line with
+ suitable compiler-specific option.
+
+ no-sse2 Exclude SSE2 code paths from 32-bit x86 assembly modules.
+ Normally SSE2 extension is detected at run-time, but the
+ decision whether or not the machine code will be executed
+ is taken solely on CPU capability vector. This means that
+ if you happen to run OS kernel which does not support SSE2
+ extension on Intel P4 processor, then your application
+ might be exposed to "illegal instruction" exception.
+ There might be a way to enable support in kernel, e.g.
+ FreeBSD kernel can be compiled with CPU_ENABLE_SSE, and
+ there is a way to disengage SSE2 code paths upon application
+ start-up, but if you aim for wider "audience" running
+ such kernel, consider no-sse2. Both the 386 and
+ no-asm options imply no-sse2.
no-<cipher> Build without the specified cipher (bf, cast, des, dh, dsa,
hmac, md2, md5, mdc2, rc2, rc4, rc5, rsa, sha).
The crypto/<cipher> directory can be removed after running
"make depend".
- -Dxxx, -lxxx, -Lxxx, -fxxx, -Kxxx These system specific options will
+ -Dxxx, -lxxx, -Lxxx, -fxxx, -mXXX, -Kxxx These system specific options will
be passed through to the compiler to allow you to
define preprocessor symbols, specify additional libraries,
- library directories or other compiler options.
-
+ library directories or other compiler options. It might be
+ worth noting that some compilers generate code specifically
+ for processor the compiler currently executes on. This is
+ not necessarily what you might have in mind, since it might
+ be unsuitable for execution on other, typically older,
+ processor. Consult your compiler documentation.
+
+ -DHAVE_CRYPTODEV Enable the BSD cryptodev engine even if we are not using
+ BSD. Useful if you are running ocf-linux or something
+ similar. Once enabled you can also enable the use of
+ cryptodev digests, which is usually slower unless you have
+ large amounts data. Use -DUSE_CRYPTODEV_DIGESTS to force
+ it.
Installation in Detail
----------------------
OpenSSL binary ("openssl"). The libraries will be built in the top-level
directory, and the binary will be in the "apps" directory.
- If "make" fails, look at the output. There may be reasons for
- the failure that aren't problems in OpenSSL itself (like missing
- standard headers). If it is a problem with OpenSSL itself, please
- report the problem to <openssl-bugs@openssl.org> (note that your
- message will be recorded in the request tracker publicly readable
- via http://www.openssl.org/support/rt2.html and will be forwarded to a
- public mailing list). Include the output of "make report" in your message.
- Please check out the request tracker. Maybe the bug was already
- reported or has already been fixed.
+ If the build fails, look at the output. There may be reasons
+ for the failure that aren't problems in OpenSSL itself (like
+ missing standard headers). If you are having problems you can
+ get help by sending an email to the openssl-users email list (see
+ https://www.openssl.org/community/mailinglists.html for details). If
+ it is a bug with OpenSSL itself, please open an issue on GitHub, at
+ https://github.com/openssl/openssl/issues. Please review the existing
+ ones first; maybe the bug was already reported or has already been
+ fixed.
- [If you encounter assembler error messages, try the "no-asm"
- configuration option as an immediate fix.]
+ (If you encounter assembler error messages, try the "no-asm"
+ configuration option as an immediate fix.)
Compiling parts of OpenSSL with gcc and others with the system
compiler will result in unresolved symbols on some systems.
If a test fails, look at the output. There may be reasons for
the failure that isn't a problem in OpenSSL itself (like a missing
or malfunctioning bc). If it is a problem with OpenSSL itself,
- try removing any compiler optimization flags from the CFLAGS line
- in Makefile.ssl and run "make clean; make". Please send a bug
- report to <openssl-bugs@openssl.org>, including the output of
- "make report" in order to be added to the request tracker at
- http://www.openssl.org/support/rt2.html.
+ try removing any compiler optimization flags from the CFLAG line
+ in Makefile.ssl and run "make clean; make". 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
compile programs with libcrypto or libssl.
lib Contains the OpenSSL library files themselves.
+ Use "make install_sw" to install the software without documentation,
+ and "install_docs_html" to install HTML renditions of the manual
+ pages.
+
Package builders who want to configure the library for standard
locations, but have the package installed somewhere else so that
it can easily be packaged, can use
Note on shared libraries
------------------------
- Shared library is currently an experimental feature. The only reason to
- have them would be to conserve memory on systems where several program
- are using OpenSSL. Binary backward compatibility can't be guaranteed
- before OpenSSL version 1.0.
+ Shared libraries have certain caveats. Binary backward compatibility
+ can't be guaranteed before OpenSSL version 1.0. The only reason to
+ use them would be to conserve memory on systems where several programs
+ are using OpenSSL.
For some systems, the OpenSSL Configure script knows what is needed to
build shared libraries for libcrypto and libssl. On these systems,
Note on support for multiple builds
-----------------------------------
- OpenSSL is usually built in it's source tree. Unfortunately, this doesn't
+ OpenSSL is usually built in its source tree. Unfortunately, this doesn't
support building for multiple platforms from the same source tree very well.
It is however possible to build in a separate tree through the use of lots
of symbolic links, which should be prepared like this:
cd objtree/"`uname -s`-`uname -r`-`uname -m`"
(cd $OPENSSL_SOURCE; find . -type f) | while read F; do
mkdir -p `dirname $F`
- ln -s $OPENSSL_SOURCE/$F $F
+ rm -f $F; ln -s $OPENSSL_SOURCE/$F $F
+ echo $F '->' $OPENSSL_SOURCE/$F
done
+ make -f Makefile.org clean
OPENSSL_SOURCE is an environment variable that contains the absolute (this
is important!) path to the OpenSSL source tree.
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