Bodo Moeller wrote:
>
> On Mon, Mar 29, 1999 at 05:20:36PM +0200, Bodo Moeller wrote:
>
> > What I don't understand though is the redifinition of BN_ASM in
> > openssl-0.9.2b/crypto/bn/Makefile: [...]
> > The real definition is in openssl-0.9.2b/Makefile.ssl: [...]
> > What's this redefinition about, and why does the make procedure still
> > try to cope with asm/sparc.s?
>
> Oh, I see: It's because those parameters are passed on the command
> line, not via the environment. Command line definitions override
> those in the Makefile, while those passed in the environment are just
> defaults that can be overridden from within the Makefile (unless the
> "-e" switch is used, which is available at least in GNU make).
> So I guess the definition in crypto/bn/Makefile.ssl is just there to
> confuse people :-)
There's a lot of that sort of stuff :-) We should remove the confusing
one...
Cheers,
Ben.
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