From f272ec7373a11a5917c9f3aca56969a48eec2f96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Pfaff Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:26:03 -0700 Subject: configure: Enable OpenSSL support by default. Years ago some users had broken OpenSSL libraries that didn't actually work, so we disabled OpenSSL by default. By now, I hope that those users have fixed their systems. --- INSTALL.Linux | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'INSTALL.Linux') diff --git a/INSTALL.Linux b/INSTALL.Linux index 3088f8cbe..3ae67d04e 100644 --- a/INSTALL.Linux +++ b/INSTALL.Linux @@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ you will need the following software: - libssl, from OpenSSL, is optional but recommended if you plan to connect the Open vSwitch to an OpenFlow controller. libssl is required to establish confidentiality and authenticity in the - connections from an Open vSwitch to an OpenFlow controller. To - enable, configure with --enable-ssl=yes. + connections from an Open vSwitch to an OpenFlow controller. If + libssl is installed, then Open vSwitch will automatically build + with support for it. To compile the kernel module, you must also install the following. If you cannot build or install the kernel module, you may use the -- cgit v1.2.1