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authorDarren Tucker <dtucker@dtucker.net>2022-07-14 09:56:01 +1000
committerDarren Tucker <dtucker@dtucker.net>2022-07-14 09:56:01 +1000
commit00a496c6c14f2d41f2a9365714d494dd5f3aac9f (patch)
treeb3f9acaf06556a96aa577b7ea103c70fe11595f9
parentf40b52f21fbc52eb513279168a49d3285c65256c (diff)
Clarify README.md text.
Clarify the text about the implications of building without OpenSSL, and prefix the "configure --help" example command with a "./" so it's likely to work as-is in more shells. From bz#3461.
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Stable release tarballs are available from a number of [download mirrors](https:
Portable OpenSSH is built using autoconf and make. It requires a working C compiler, standard library and headers.
-``libcrypto`` from either [LibreSSL](https://www.libressl.org/) or [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org) may also be used, but OpenSSH may be built without it supporting a subset of crypto algorithms.
+``libcrypto`` from either [LibreSSL](https://www.libressl.org/) or [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org) may also be used. OpenSSH may be built without either of these, but the resulting binaries will have only a subset of the cryptographic algorithms normally available.
[zlib](https://www.zlib.net/) is optional; without it transport compression is not supported.
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ make && make tests
There are many build-time customisation options available. All Autoconf destination path flags (e.g. ``--prefix``) are supported (and are usually required if you want to install OpenSSH).
-For a full list of available flags, run ``configure --help`` but a few of the more frequently-used ones are described below. Some of these flags will require additional libraries and/or headers be installed.
+For a full list of available flags, run ``./configure --help`` but a few of the more frequently-used ones are described below. Some of these flags will require additional libraries and/or headers be installed.
Flag | Meaning
--- | ---