[ntp:hackers] OpenSSL directory search order

Brian Utterback brian.utterback at sun.com
Tue Nov 6 20:18:16 UTC 2007


As long as it can be set explicitly, I would say that your
plan is the better choice.

Harlan Stenn wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> Right now configure looks for the openssl libraries in the following
> default order:
> 
>  /usr/lib /usr/lib/openssl /usr/sfw/lib /usr/local/lib /usr/local/ssl/lib
> 
> I'm thinking that there may be Value in inverting the search order.
> 
> (Similarly for the OpenSSL header files.)
> 
> I'm thinking this because I want to install and test the latest openssl
> code on a Solaris box, and it will be easier on me if I can just install
> the latest OpenSSL code in /usr/local and run configure with no options.
> 
> The point is that if somebody goes to the trouble to install code in
> /usr/local they probably want to use it in preference to the stock code.
> 
> What do folks think?
> 
> H
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