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@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ - INSTALLATION ON THE UNIX PLATFORM - --------------------------------- + OPENSSL INSTALLATION + -------------------- - [Installation on DOS (with djgpp), Windows, MacOS (before MacOS X) + [Installation on DOS (with djgpp), MacOS (before MacOS X) and NetWare is described in INSTALL.DJGPP, INSTALL.MacOS and INSTALL.NW. This document describes installation on the main supported operating - systems, currently the Unix family and OpenVMS.] + systems, currently the Linux/Unix family, OpenVMS and Windows.] To install OpenSSL, you will need: @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ * Perl 5 with core modules (please read README.PERL) * The perl module Text::Template (please read README.PERL) * an ANSI C compiler - * a development environment in form of development libraries and C + * a development environment in the form of development libraries and C header files * a supported operating system @@ -76,83 +76,91 @@ There are several options to ./config (or ./Configure) to customize the build: - --prefix=DIR The top of the installation directory tree. Defaults are: + --prefix=DIR The top of the installation directory tree. Defaults are: - Unix: /usr/local - OpenVMS: SYS$COMMON:[OPENSSL-'version'] + Unix: /usr/local + OpenVMS: SYS$COMMON:[OPENSSL-'version'] --openssldir=DIR Directory for OpenSSL configuration files, and also the - default certificate and key store. Defaults are: - - Unix: PREFIX/ssl (PREFIX is given by --prefix) - OpenVMS: SYS$COMMON:[SSL] - - no-autoalginit Don't automatically load all supported ciphers and digests. - Typically OpenSSL will make available all of its supported - ciphers and digests. For a statically linked application this - may be undesirable if small executable size is an objective. - This only affects libcrypto. Ciphers and digests will have to be - loaded manually using EVP_add_cipher() and EVP_add_digest() if - this option is used. - - no-autoerrinit Don't automatically load all libcrypto/libssl error strings. - Typically OpenSSL will automatically load human readable error - strings. For a statically linked application this may be - undesirable if small executable size is an objective. - - no-threads Don't try to build with support for multi-threaded - applications. - - threads Build with support for multi-threaded applications. - This will usually require additional system-dependent options! - See "Note on multi-threading" below. - - no-zlib Don't try to build with support for zlib compression and - decompression. - - zlib Build with support for zlib compression/decompression. - - zlib-dynamic Like "zlib", but has OpenSSL load the zlib library dynamically - when needed. This is only supported on systems where loading - of shared libraries is supported. This is the default choice. - - no-shared Don't try to create shared libraries. - - shared In addition to the usual static libraries, create shared - libraries on platforms where it's supported. See "Note on - shared libraries" below. - - no-asm Do not use assembler code. - - 386 On Intel hardware, use the 80386 instruction set only - (the default x86 code is more efficient, but requires at - least a 486). Note: Use compiler flags for any other CPU - specific configuration, e.g. "-m32" to build x86 code on - an x64 system. - - no-sse2 Exclude SSE2 code pathes. Normally SSE2 extension is - detected at run-time, but the decision whether or not the - machine code will be executed is taken solely on CPU - capability vector. This means that if you happen to run OS - kernel which does not support SSE2 extension on Intel P4 - processor, then your application might be exposed to - "illegal instruction" exception. There might be a way - to enable support in kernel, e.g. FreeBSD kernel can be - compiled with CPU_ENABLE_SSE, and there is a way to - disengage SSE2 code pathes upon application start-up, - but if you aim for wider "audience" running such kernel, - consider no-sse2. Both 386 and no-asm options above imply - no-sse2. - - no-<cipher> Build without the specified cipher (bf, cast, des, dh, dsa, - hmac, md2, md5, mdc2, rc2, rc4, rc5, rsa, sha). - The crypto/<cipher> directory can be removed after running - "make depend". - - -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. + default certificate and key store. Defaults are: + + Unix: PREFIX/ssl (PREFIX is given by --prefix) + OpenVMS: SYS$COMMON:[SSL] + + --api=x.y.z 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. + + no-deprecated Don't build with support for any deprecated APIs. This is the + same as using "--api" and supplying the latest version + number. + + no-autoalginit Don't automatically load all supported ciphers and digests. + Typically OpenSSL will make available all of its supported + ciphers and digests. For a statically linked application this + may be undesirable if small executable size is an objective. + This only affects libcrypto. Ciphers and digests will have to + be loaded manually using EVP_add_cipher() and + EVP_add_digest() if this option is used. + + no-autoerrinit Don't automatically load all libcrypto/libssl error strings. + Typically OpenSSL will automatically load human readable + error strings. For a statically linked application this may + be undesirable if small executable size is an objective. + + no-threads Don't try to build with support for multi-threaded + applications. + + threads Build with support for multi-threaded applications. + This will usually require additional system-dependent + options! See "Note on multi-threading" below. + + no-zlib Don't try to build with support for zlib compression and + decompression. + + zlib Build with support for zlib compression/decompression. + + zlib-dynamic Like "zlib", but has OpenSSL load the zlib library + dynamically when needed. This is only supported on systems + where loading of shared libraries is supported. This is the + default choice. + + no-shared Don't try to create shared libraries. + + shared In addition to the usual static libraries, create shared + libraries on platforms where it's supported. See "Note on + shared libraries" below. + + no-asm Do not use assembler code. + + 386 On Intel hardware, use the 80386 instruction set only + (the default x86 code is more efficient, but requires at + least a 486). Note: Use compiler flags for any other CPU + specific configuration, e.g. "-m32" to build x86 code on + an x64 system. + + no-sse2 Exclude SSE2 code pathes. Normally SSE2 extension is + detected at run-time, but the decision whether or not the + machine code will be executed is taken solely on CPU + capability vector. This means that if you happen to run OS + kernel which does not support SSE2 extension on Intel P4 + processor, then your application might be exposed to + "illegal instruction" exception. There might be a way + to enable support in kernel, e.g. FreeBSD kernel can be + compiled with CPU_ENABLE_SSE, and there is a way to + disengage SSE2 code pathes upon application start-up, + but if you aim for wider "audience" running such kernel, + consider no-sse2. Both 386 and no-asm options above imply + no-sse2. + + no-<alg> Build without the specified algorithm (bf, cast, des, dh, + dsa, hmac, md2, md5, mdc2, rc2, rc4, rc5, rsa, sha). + + -Dxxx, -lxxx, These system specific options will be passed through to the + -Lxxx, -fxxx, compiler to allow you to define preprocessor symbols, specify + -mXXX, -Kxxx additional libraries, library directories or other compiler + options. Installation in Detail @@ -272,9 +280,9 @@ report the problem to <rt@openssl.org> (note that your message will be recorded in the request tracker publicly readable at https://www.openssl.org/community/index.html#bugs and will be - forwarded to a public mailing list). Include the output of "make - report" in your message. Please check out the request tracker. Maybe - the bug was already reported or has already been fixed. + forwarded to a public mailing list). Please check out the request + tracker. Maybe the bug was already reported or has already been + fixed. [If you encounter assembler error messages, try the "no-asm" configuration option as an immediate fix.] @@ -325,11 +333,7 @@ compiler optimization flags from the CFLAGS line in Makefile and run "make clean; make" or corresponding. - Please send a bug report to <openssl-bugs@openssl.org>, and when - you do, please run the following and include the output in your - report: - - $ make report + Please send a bug reports to <rt@openssl.org>. 4. If everything tests ok, install OpenSSL with @@ -352,7 +356,7 @@ lib/engines Contains the OpenSSL dynamically loadable engines. share/man/{man1,man3,man5,man7} Contains the OpenSSL man-pages. - share/doc/openssl/html{man1,man3,man5,man7} + share/doc/openssl/html/{man1,man3,man5,man7} Contains the HTML rendition of the man-pages. OpenVMS ('arch' is replaced with the architecture name, "Alpha" @@ -443,13 +447,10 @@ use them would be to conserve memory on systems where several programs are using OpenSSL. - For some systems, the OpenSSL Configure script knows what is needed to + For most systems, the OpenSSL Configure script knows what is needed to build shared libraries for libcrypto and libssl. On these systems, the shared libraries are currently not created by default, but giving - the option "shared" will get them created. This method supports Makefile - targets for shared library creation, like linux-shared. Those targets - can currently be used on their own just as well, but this is expected - to change in future versions of OpenSSL. + the option "shared" will get them created. Note on random number generation -------------------------------- |