Re: OpenSSl

[Greg Wooledge]

On Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 06:47:44PM -0400, Dan Mouw wrote:

> I was wondering if it is possible to get the libraries from openssl without
> actually installing this program.  I want to install openssh, but already
> have a version of ssl, and don't want to take the chance it would mess the
> server up.  

Install the openssl libraries in your $HOME directory and compile openssh
using them.

One approach would be to use a static openssl library; either tell
openssl's ./configure to disable the shared library, or use the "-static"
switch when compiling openssh.  On some platforms, this may be the *only*
option.

Another approach would be to use a dynamic openssl library; this could be
tricky, depending on your platform.  If you link against a dynamic libssl
in your $HOME directory and then install the shared lib and the dynamically
linked openssh programs into /usr/local (or wherever), then your OS might
not know to look in /usr/local/lib for the openssl shared libs.  You'll
have to consult your compiler/linker/OS docs for details.