openssh-4.1p1 on OSX 10.4.1 w/ openssl-0.9.8 NOT FINDING -lcrypto

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hi,

>> built binaries are all still ok ... i just can't compile/link fresh with
>> it UNset.
>
> In that case I suspect DEFAULT_LIBPATH is magic to the OS X linker and
> you were just lucky :-)

i HATE when that happens! ;-P

>>    ./Configure --prefix=/usr/local/ssl --openssldir=/usr/local/ssl
>> darwin-ppc-cc -DUSE_TOD shared threads enable-rc5 enable-mdc2
>> -DOPENSSL_USE_GMP -lgmp
>
> It looks like the "shared" option is the reason.  If you were to rebuild
> w/out it (and delete the existing libaries from /usr/local/ssl/lib) then
> I strongly suspect you will not see the problem.

makes sense.  tho, i've been building 'shared' for ages, w/ no such issues ... 
i love gremlies, don't you !?

> It doesn't matter.  findssl.sh's purpose is to show *all* installed
> versions, the order is irrelevant.

clear.

thx! again.

onward ...

richard

> Good judgement comes with experience. Unfortunately, the experience
usually comes from bad judgement.

heh, amen!