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commit 1c7bfec5982210b2666a91771777c56338cf4d8d
Author: Richard Levitte <[email protected]>
Date: Mon May 23 22:24:13 2016 +0200
Windows notes: add a few lines on gaining admin privs for installing
Reviewed-by: Rich Salz <[email protected]>
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Summary of changes:
NOTES.WIN | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NOTES.WIN b/NOTES.WIN
index a2e9120..b3d1967 100644
--- a/NOTES.WIN
+++ b/NOTES.WIN
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@
PREFIX: %ProgramFiles%\OpenSSL
OPENSSLDIR: %CommonProgramFiles%\SSL
+ ALSO NOTE that those directories are usually write protected, even if
+ your account is in the Administrators group. To work around that,
+ start the command prompt by right-clicking on it and choosing "Run as
+ Administrator" before running 'nmake install'. The other solution
+ is, of course, to choose a different set of directories by using
+ --prefix and --openssldir when configuring.
GNU C (Cygwin)
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