[openssh-commits] [openssh] 01/01: Clarify README.md text.

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commit 00a496c6c14f2d41f2a9365714d494dd5f3aac9f
Author: Darren Tucker <dtucker at dtucker.net>
Date:   Thu Jul 14 09:56:01 2022 +1000

    Clarify README.md text.
    
    Clarify the text about the implications of building without OpenSSL, and
    prefix the "configure --help" example command with a "./" so it's likely
    to work as-is in more shells.  From bz#3461.
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 README.md | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de471773..08e14c59 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Stable release tarballs are available from a number of [download mirrors](https:
 
 Portable OpenSSH is built using autoconf and make. It requires a working C compiler, standard library and headers.
 
-``libcrypto`` from either [LibreSSL](https://www.libressl.org/) or [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org) may also be used, but OpenSSH may be built without it supporting a subset of crypto algorithms.
+``libcrypto`` from either [LibreSSL](https://www.libressl.org/) or [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org) may also be used.  OpenSSH may be built without either of these, but the resulting binaries will have only a subset of the cryptographic algorithms normally available.
 
 [zlib](https://www.zlib.net/) is optional; without it transport compression is not supported.
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ make && make tests
 
 There are many build-time customisation options available. All Autoconf destination path flags (e.g. ``--prefix``) are supported (and are usually required if you want to install OpenSSH).
 
-For a full list of available flags, run ``configure --help`` but a few of the more frequently-used ones are described below. Some of these flags will require additional libraries and/or headers be installed.
+For a full list of available flags, run ``./configure --help`` but a few of the more frequently-used ones are described below. Some of these flags will require additional libraries and/or headers be installed.
 
 Flag | Meaning
 --- | ---

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