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authorRichard Levitte <levitte@openssl.org>2017-05-15 14:16:17 +0200
committerRichard Levitte <levitte@openssl.org>2017-05-15 14:51:56 +0200
commitaaec879479c8e96052e69ba96defe35415fad50e (patch)
treefbb4d260f685cbc3558bd79f53c9fa293c4a8200 /INSTALL
parenta6c1e4b01298da42fe6bb8f65642945c208eeafb (diff)
INSTALL: clarify a bit more how Configure treats "unknown" options
Reviewed-by: Rich Salz <rsalz@openssl.org> (Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/3468) (cherry picked from commit a3cb4cfc6af3f5fc1cd81ccd264daaa79d1c0a46)
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@@ -485,16 +485,21 @@
rc2, rc4, rmd160, scrypt, seed or whirlpool. The "ripemd"
algorithm is deprecated and if used is synonymous with rmd160.
- -Dxxx, -lxxx, -Lxxx, -fxxx, -mXXX, -Kxxx
- These system specific options will be passed through to the
- compiler to allow you to define preprocessor symbols, specify
- additional libraries, library directories or other compiler
- options. It might be worth noting that some compilers
- generate code specifically for processor the compiler
- currently executes on. This is not necessarily what you might
- have in mind, since it might be unsuitable for execution on
- other, typically older, processor. Consult your compiler
- documentation.
+ -Dxxx, lxxx, -Lxxx, -Wl, -rpath, -R, -framework, -static
+ These system specific options will be recocognised and
+ passed through to the compiler to allow you to define
+ preprocessor symbols, specify additional libraries, library
+ directories or other compiler options. It might be worth
+ noting that some compilers generate code specifically for
+ processor the compiler currently executes on. This is not
+ necessarily what you might have in mind, since it might be
+ unsuitable for execution on other, typically older,
+ processor. Consult your compiler documentation.
+
+ -xxx, +xxx
+ Additional options that are not otherwise recognised are
+ passed through as they are to the compiler as well. Again,
+ consult your compiler documentation.
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