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[CVS] OpenSSL: openssl/ INSTALL.DJGPP: msg#00006

encryption.openssl.cvs

Subject: [CVS] OpenSSL: openssl/ INSTALL.DJGPP

OpenSSL CVS Repository
http://cvs.openssl.org/
____________________________________________________________________________

Server: cvs.openssl.org Name: Andy Polyakov
Root: /e/openssl/cvs Email: appro@xxxxxxxxxxx
Module: openssl Date: 09-Jan-2005 21:14:05
Branch: HEAD Handle: 2005010920140400

Modified files:
openssl INSTALL.DJGPP

Log:
DJGPP documentation note update.

Summary:
Revision Changes Path
1.4 +17 -3 openssl/INSTALL.DJGPP
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patch -p0 <<'@@ .'
Index: openssl/INSTALL.DJGPP
============================================================================
$ cvs diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4 INSTALL.DJGPP
--- openssl/INSTALL.DJGPP 4 Dec 2002 09:54:04 -0000 1.3
+++ openssl/INSTALL.DJGPP 9 Jan 2005 20:14:04 -0000 1.4
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
INSTALLATION ON THE DOS PLATFORM WITH DJGPP
-------------------------------------------

- Openssl has been ported to DOS, but only with long filename support. If
- you wish to compile on native DOS with 8+3 filenames, you will have to
- tweak the installation yourself, including renaming files with illegal
+ OpenSSL has been ported to DJGPP, a 32-bit run-time environment for
+ 16-bit DOS, but only with long filename support. If you wish to
+ compile on native DOS with 8+3 filenames, you will have to tweak the
+ installation yourself, including renaming files with illegal
or duplicate names.

You should have a full DJGPP environment installed, including the
@@ -32,3 +33,16 @@

Building openssl under DJGPP has been tested with DJGPP 2.03,
GCC 2.952, GCC 2.953, perl 5.005_02 and perl 5.006_01.
+
+ RUN-TIME CAVEAT LECTOR
+ --------------
+
+ Quoting FAQ:
+
+ "Cryptographic software needs a source of unpredictable data to work
+ correctly. Many open source operating systems provide a "randomness
+ device" (/dev/urandom or /dev/random) that serves this purpose."
+
+ As of version 0.9.7f OpenSSL checks upon /dev/urandom$ for a 3rd party DOS
+ driver. One such driver implemented by Robert Rothenberg "Walking-Owl"
+ can be obtained from "http://www.funet.fi/pub/crypt/random/noise063.zip.";
@@ .
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