OT: rant [was Re: problem in openssl installation]

[Peter Stuge]

On Sun, Jul 21, 2002 at 09:01:18AM -0000, siddharth sharma rajput wrote:
> 
>   hi ,
>     while installing openssl
>     which is to be installed before installing ssh
>     after doing tar
>     it is not generating configure file
>    but a directory named apps
>    please tell me how to proceed

Why don't you ask your vendor these questions?  Why don't you use a
prepackaged version of OpenSSH and OpenSSL for your distribution?

Anyway, building from sources is rarely very difficult with open source
software.  Usually there is a README and/or INSTALL file that details the
installation, if not you can probably find installation instructions on the
package homepage.  Read the manual, read the README file, read the INSTALL
file.  They're there for a reason.


>    please reply soon

This isn't a support mailing list, this is a developer mailing list.  Please
don't follow my bad example and prolong this thread, I send this one message
only to make you stop sending any more unneeded requests for installation
help, when the entire procedure is readily documented on the web in several
places and in the documentation of the software packages you wish to
install.

Don't expect many more replies to inquiries concerning installation
problems, especially not trivial installation problems with some OTHER
software than OpenSSH.


//Peter