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| author | Tim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com> | 2002-12-04 02:39:52 (GMT) |
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| committer | Tim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com> | 2002-12-04 02:39:52 (GMT) |
| commit | e8bcb25fbdf7b0febe3ecf2c1464868c06465fe1 (patch) | |
| tree | 008cf0f81d6bbd3a05f9c51850c093187f0a3274 /PCbuild/readme.txt | |
| parent | 96cebde909bbb8034af576d8f31f465bbad90374 (diff) | |
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Clarify _ssl instructions.
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diff --git a/PCbuild/readme.txt b/PCbuild/readme.txt index c662f7b..85ea99b 100644 --- a/PCbuild/readme.txt +++ b/PCbuild/readme.txt @@ -199,12 +199,18 @@ _bsddb.pyd - 0 error(s), 4 warning(s) """ XXX This isn't encouraging, but I don't know what to do about it. + _ssl - Python wrapper for the secure sockets library. + Python wrapper for the secure sockets library. Get the latest source code for OpenSSL from http://www.openssl.org + You (probably) don't want the "engine" code. For example, get + openssl-0.9.6g.tar.gz + not + openssl-engine-0.9.6g.tar.gz + Unpack into the "dist" directory, retaining the folder name from the archive - for example, the latest stable OpenSSL will install as dist/openssl-0.9.6g @@ -214,10 +220,10 @@ _ssl You must also install ActivePerl from http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl/ - as this is used by the OpenSSL build process. Complain to them <wink> + as this is used by the OpenSSL build process. Complain to them <wink>. The MSVC project simply invokes PCBuild/build_ssl.py to perform - the build. This Python script locates and builds your OpenSSL + the build. This Python script locates and builds your OpenSSL installation, then invokes a simple makefile to build the final .pyd. build_ssl.py attempts to catch the most common errors (such as not @@ -228,8 +234,8 @@ _ssl a peek at build_ssl.py and suggest patches. Note that build_ssl.py should be able to be run directly from the command-line. - build_ssl.py/MSVC isn't clever enough to clean OpenSSL - you must do this - by hand. + build_ssl.py/MSVC isn't clever enough to clean OpenSSL - you must do + this by hand. YOUR OWN EXTENSION DLLs ----------------------- |