Updated README for OpenSSL make #344
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Added documentation for building the switchtec cli using a different version of OpenSSL that current build system may not be expecting Provide solution for issues encountered with custom openssl versions and document the make system in more detail for users.
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| by the current switchtec-cli build system. | ||
| Users have observed the below error (or similar shared library errors) when | ||
| using OpenSSL commands after compiling the codebase. |
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I'm a bit confused by this paragraph. Under what circumstances is this error being emitted? Is compiling a custom version of libssl the solution to whatever caused this?
Does switchtec-user depend on a specific version of libssl and commonly used systems have a version that is too old? What versions of libssl are affected? What operating systems are affected?
| object file: No such file or directory | ||
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| To build the switchtec libraries to an alternate library path use the following | ||
| make flag when building: |
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Based on above, I was expecting some instructions that will build the project with a custom built OpenSSL library. But these are instructions that install the project, except places only the library outputs in a path of the user's choice. This doesn't seem all that advisable seeing the install command will also install the executables in the usual place but the executable won't be able to find the correct libraries it needs to run.
If the point is to put the libraries in a specific spot after compiling, I'd recommend just running make and then copying the libraries to where you want them. But this doesn't seem so widely applicable that I'd put it in the README. It'd likely just confuse users.
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Added documentation for building the switchtec cli using a different version of OpenSSL that current build system may not be expecting Provide solution for issues encountered with custom openssl versions and document the make system in more detail for users.