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diff --git a/crypto/err/README.md b/crypto/err/README.md index 78085b3779..477dffa2ad 100644 --- a/crypto/err/README.md +++ b/crypto/err/README.md @@ -42,3 +42,14 @@ The generated C error code file `xxx_err.c` will load the header files `stdio.h`, `openssl/err.h` and `openssl/xxx.h` so the header file must load any additional header files containing any definitions it uses. + +Adding new error codes +====================== + +Instead of manually adding error codes into `crypto/err/openssl.txt`, +it is recommended to leverage `make update` for error code generation. +The target will process relevant sources and generate error codes for +any *used* error codes. + +If an error code is added manually into `crypto/err/openssl.txt`, +subsequent `make update` has no effect. |