From: Richard Levitte <rich...@levitte.org> > sms> Added an "SSL_" prefix to the object library names so that a > sms> victim might have some chance of identifying the things amid the > sms> clutter in SYS$SHARE: > > Most victims have read some documentation and therefore know what the > library names are. Also, the names mimic the Unixly names, so those > coming from there will immediately recognise them. And not the least, > it would affect the victims, as you pointed out yourself. Ergo, lower > priority.
Of course, HP uses an "SSL$" prefix, so VMS users coming from VMS might reasonably expect to see "SSL" somewhere in the names. Also, as remarked a while back, it would be hard to find a better opportunity to make such a change than a version 1.0.0 release. (It'd be ok with me to change the UNIX names, too, but I care less about those, and it'd annoy more victims.) > sms> Obviated the annoying copying of C source files into the > sms> "test" directory (symlinks being unsupported on many VMS systems > sms> and/or file systems). > > While annoying, it's not something that stops the build from working, > ergo lower priority. If all you're doing is one build. then it matters little. If you're trying to do some development, then it's more than a little annoying. It turns comparing source trees into a real ordeal. It messes with many files, and there's no easy way to clean up afterward. Less copying is simply better. (None is best.) Just one man's opinions. > [...] The main reason to do so is that I > want to have as little sources of error in my build as possible, so I > take in one piece at a time. If any of this stuff was even close to working when I downloaded it, then that argument might carry a little more weight. (Call me a whiner.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Steven M. Schweda s...@antinode-info 382 South Warwick Street (+1) 651-699-9818 Saint Paul MN 55105-2547 ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org Development Mailing List openssl-dev@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
