need help with compiling openssh

[Patrick Amirian]

hi,
I'm trying to compile OpenSSH, latest version on my Linux box.
I know that it requires openssl and I've installed the 0.9.5a and it's
working just fine.

Now when I'm trying to ./configure the openssh with the options

./configure --prefix=/usr/local/bin/openssh/ --without-pam --without-shadow 
--with-tcp-wrappers
It's giving me

checking for openssl directory... configure: error: could not find working
SSLeay / OpenSSL libraries, please install

but I've already installed it.
I've also tried with the option... humm... ssl-dir or something like that to
give it the path to my ssl libraries myself but I'm getting the same
thing...
any ideas ?

Thanks.