> However, when I want to link openssl from my application, linker
> cannot resolve the functions that are archived into libcrypto, and as
> I could see from the make command line outputs libcrypto is not
> archived into libssl.
>
> Is it possible to combine libcrypto into libssl? Or is it worth to
> force my application to link libcrypto besides libssl?
>
> In addition, why libcrypto is a generated to be a seperate library in
> openssl software packet?
>
> Thanks in advice...
>

I am linking libssl and libcrypto statically with my applications.
As you said, libcrypto is not archieved in libssl, one has to link both the
archieves saperately.

Do you see any problem in linking libcrypto with you application?
How would it be different than having libcrypto archieved in libssl?

As Dan suggested, you need to link both the archieves with your application.
use -lcrypto -lssl (and possibly -ldl).

I believe libcrypto is restricted to the crypto algorithms, whereas libssl
gives you ssl implementation.
If one need only the crypto algorithms, one can link libcrypto only with the
application.
This seems to be the reason behind having two seperate libraries.



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