Commit 4b8e01a2 authored by Andy Polyakov's avatar Andy Polyakov
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FAQ addenum as discussed in RT#417.

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@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ OpenSSL - Frequently Asked Questions
* What is special about OpenSSL on Redhat?
* Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on MacOS X?
* Why does the OpenSSL test suite fail on MacOS X?
* Why does the OpenSSL test suite fail in BN_sqr test [on a 64-bit platform]?

[PROG] Questions about programming with OpenSSL

@@ -552,6 +553,22 @@ libraries you just built.
Look in the file PROBLEMS for a more detailed explanation and for possible
solutions.

* Why does the OpenSSL test suite fail in BN_sqr test [on a 64-bit platform]?

Failure in BN_sqr test is most likely caused by a failure to configure the
toolkit for current platform or lack of support for the platform in question.
Run './config -t' and './apps/openssl version -p'. Do these platform
identifiers match? If they don't, then you most likely failed to run
./config and you're hereby advised to do so before filing a bug report.
If ./config itself fails to run, then it's most likely problem with your
local environment and you should turn to your system administrator (or
similar). If identifiers match (and/or no alternative identifier is
suggested by ./config script), then the platform is unsupported. There might
or might not be a workaround. Most notably on SPARC64 platforms with GNU
C compiler you should be able to produce a working build by running
'./config -m32'. I understand that -m32 might not be what you want/need,
but the build should be operational.

[PROG] ========================================================================

* Is OpenSSL thread-safe?