From aaec879479c8e96052e69ba96defe35415fad50e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Levitte Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 14:16:17 +0200 Subject: INSTALL: clarify a bit more how Configure treats "unknown" options Reviewed-by: Rich Salz (Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/3468) (cherry picked from commit a3cb4cfc6af3f5fc1cd81ccd264daaa79d1c0a46) --- INSTALL | 25 +++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'INSTALL') diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 4547f19b37..14e35d150f 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -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. Installation in Detail -- cgit v1.2.3