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diff --git a/PCbuild/readme.txt b/PCbuild/readme.txt index 62c6685..5d6c0eb 100644 --- a/PCbuild/readme.txt +++ b/PCbuild/readme.txt @@ -181,30 +181,19 @@ _ssl you should first try to update NASM and do a full rebuild of OpenSSL. - If you like to use the official sources instead of the files from - python.org's subversion repository, Perl is required to build the - necessary makefiles and assembly files. ActivePerl is available - from + The ssl sub-project expects your OpenSSL sources to have already + been configured and be ready to build. If you get your sources + from svn.python.org as suggested in the "Getting External Sources" + section below, the OpenSSL source will already be ready to go. If + you want to build a different version, you will need to run + + PCbuild\prepare_ssl.py path\to\openssl-source-dir + + That script will prepare your OpenSSL sources in the same way that + those available on svn.python.org have been prepared. Note that + Perl must be installed and available on your PATH to configure + OpenSSL. ActivePerl is recommended and is available from http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/ - The svn.python.org version contains pre-built makefiles and assembly - files. - - The build process makes sure that no patented algorithms are - included. For now RC5, MDC2 and IDEA are excluded from the build. - You may have to manually remove $(OBJ_D)\i_*.obj from ms\nt.mak if - using official sources; the svn.python.org-hosted version is already - fixed. - - The ssl.vcxproj sub-project simply invokes PCbuild/build_ssl.py, - which locates and builds OpenSSL. - - build_ssl.py attempts to catch the most common errors (such as not - being able to find OpenSSL sources, or not being able to find a Perl - that works with OpenSSL) and give a reasonable error message. If - you have a problem that doesn't seem to be handled correctly (e.g., - you know you have ActivePerl but we can't find it), please take 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. The ssl sub-project does not have the ability to clean the OpenSSL build; if you need to rebuild, you'll have to clean it by hand. |