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authorDarren Tucker <dtucker@dtucker.net>2019-12-09 20:25:26 +1100
committerDarren Tucker <dtucker@dtucker.net>2019-12-09 20:25:26 +1100
commit9a967c5bbfca35835165f7d8a6165009f5b21872 (patch)
tree870e87c81ca7bfa7dec280d0beb4111cc8ca8a91 /INSTALL
parentb66fa5da25c4b5b67cf9f0ce7af513f5a6a6a686 (diff)
downloadopenssh-git-9a967c5bbfca35835165f7d8a6165009f5b21872.tar.gz
Describe how to build libcrypto as PIC.
While there, move the OpenSSL 1.1.0g caveat closer to the other version information.
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@@ -25,11 +25,14 @@ is supported but severely restricts the avilable ciphers and algorithms.
- OpenSSL (https://www.openssl.org) with any of the following versions:
- 1.0.x >= 1.0.1 or 1.1.0 >= 1.1.0g or any 1.1.1
+Note that due to a bug in EVP_CipherInit OpenSSL 1.1 versions prior to
+1.1.0g can't be used.
+
LibreSSL/OpenSSL should be compiled as a position-independent library
-(i.e. with -fPIC) otherwise OpenSSH will not be able to link with it.
-If you must use a non-position-independent libcrypto, then you may need
-to configure OpenSSH --without-pie. Note that due to a bug in EVP_CipherInit
-OpenSSL 1.1 versions prior to 1.1.0g can't be used.
+(i.e. -fPIC, eg by configuring OpenSSL as "./config [options] -fPIC"
+or LibreSSL as "CFLAGS=-fPIC ./configure") otherwise OpenSSH will not
+be able to link with it. If you must use a non-position-independent
+libcrypto, then you may need to configure OpenSSH --without-pie.
If you build either from source, running the OpenSSL self-test ("make
tests") or the LibreSSL equivalent ("make check") and ensuring that all