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authorDr. Matthias St. Pierre <Matthias.St.Pierre@ncp-e.com>2019-08-15 13:45:04 +0200
committerDr. Matthias St. Pierre <Matthias.St.Pierre@ncp-e.com>2019-08-15 14:58:32 +0200
commit4faaf0f46d231c70df4138ce5ac36e082990dff8 (patch)
tree0d8dc009ff4999d9bf3c336245bb571baa55bdd8 /INSTALL
parent562740788eb412bf4ad816128452408642dcf3cd (diff)
INSTALL: clarify documentation of the --api=x.y.z deprecation option
Reviewed-by: Matt Caswell <matt@openssl.org> (Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/9599) (cherry picked from commit bf9d6bb83d009923ceb65753c6dd9fa880e8ba92)
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Don't build with support for deprecated APIs below the
specified version number. For example "--api=1.1.0" will
remove support for all APIS that were deprecated in OpenSSL
- version 1.1.0 or below.
+ version 1.1.0 or below. This is a rather specialized option
+ for developers. If you just intend to remove all deprecated
+ APIs entirely (up to the current version), it is easier
+ to add the 'no-deprecated' option instead (see below).
--cross-compile-prefix=PREFIX
The PREFIX to include in front of commands for your