Re: [CMake] Building cmake: why is openssl linked?

On Sun, 2018-01-14 at 01:08 +0100, Jean-Michaël Celerier wrote: > https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/ExternalProject.html > > since CMake can download stuff, it needs to support https, hence SSL, > hence OpenSSL OK, thanks. Does anyone know if there is way to convince CMake to use a

Re: [CMake] Building cmake: why is openssl linked?

https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/ExternalProject.html since CMake can download stuff, it needs to support https, hence SSL, hence OpenSSL Best, --- Jean-Michaël Celerier http://www.jcelerier.name On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 12:15 AM, Paul Smith wrote: > Hi

[CMake] Building cmake: why is openssl linked?

Hi all. I build CMake myself. I've noticed that on GNU/Linux by default cmake will be linked with openssl and require these shared libraries to be available at runtime. Why does cmake link with these libraries? I can't think of a reason it might need them. What do I lose in functionality if I