Add a comment about libeay.num and ssleay.num

diff --git a/crypto/symhacks.h b/crypto/symhacks.h
index 971d14f39a3d91621a9a2db251359bd7fa63b226..9940178a6de77ed0f0ed00598bd10b9126df9cb4 100644 (file)
--- a/crypto/symhacks.h
+++ b/crypto/symhacks.h
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@
 /* Hacks to solve the problem with linkers incapable of handling very long
    symbol names.  In the case of VMS, the limit is 31 characters on VMS for
    VAX. */
 /* Hacks to solve the problem with linkers incapable of handling very long
    symbol names.  In the case of VMS, the limit is 31 characters on VMS for
    VAX. */

+/* Note that this affects util/libeay.num and util/ssleay.num...  you may
+   change those manually, but that's not recommended, as those files are
+   controlled centrally and updated on Unix, and the central definition
+   may disagree with yours, which in turn may come with shareable library
+   incompatibilities. */

 #ifdef OPENSSL_SYS_VMS
 
 /* Hack a long name in crypto/ex_data.c */
 #ifdef OPENSSL_SYS_VMS
 
 /* Hack a long name in crypto/ex_data.c */