<code>openssl</code>, obtained from <a href="http://www.openssl.org/source/">http://www.openssl.org/source/</a>, in order to compile <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_ssl.html">mod_ssl</a></code>
or the abs project (<code>ab.exe</code> with SSL support.) To prepare OpenSSL
for both <code>release</code> and <code>debug</code> builds of Apache, and
- disable the patent protected features in 0.9.7, you might use the following
+ disable the patent protected features in OpenSSL, you might use the following
build commands:</p>
<div class="example"><p><code>
perl Configure VC-WIN32<br />
perl util\mkfiles.pl >MINFO<br />
- perl util\mk1mf.pl dll no-asm no-mdc2 no-rc5 no-idea VC-WIN32 >makefile<br />
+ perl util\mk1mf.pl dll no-asm no-mdc2 no-rc5 no-idea VC-WIN32 >makefile.rel<br />
perl util\mk1mf.pl dll debug no-asm no-mdc2 no-rc5 no-idea VC-WIN32 >makefile.dbg<br />
perl util\mkdef.pl 32 libeay no-asm no-mdc2 no-rc5 no-idea >ms\libeay32.def<br />
perl util\mkdef.pl 32 ssleay no-asm no-mdc2 no-rc5 no-idea >ms\ssleay32.def<br />
- nmake<br />
+ nmake -f makefile.rel<br />
nmake -f makefile.dbg
</code></p></div>
+ <p>Note; you can use the scripts in the <code>ms\</code> subdirectory, however,
+ it's rather tricky to force <code>ms\do_masm.bat</code>, for example, to perform
+ the patent encumberances as mentioned above. Patches to add the $* argument list
+ to the appropriate .bat lines in these scripts aren't incorporated, thus far.</p>
</li>
<li>
- <p>[Optional] zlib sources (for <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_deflate.html">mod_deflate</a></code>)</p>
+ <p>[Optional] zlib library (for <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_deflate.html">mod_deflate</a></code>)</p>
<p>Zlib must be installed into a <code>srclib</code> subdirectory named
- <code>zlib</code>, however those sources need not be compiled. The build system
- will compile the compression sources directly into the <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_deflate.html">mod_deflate</a></code>
- module. Zlib can be obtained from <a href="http://www.gzip.org/zlib/">http://www.gzip.org/zlib/</a> -- <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_deflate.html">mod_deflate</a></code> is
- confirmed to build correctly with version 1.1.4.</p>
+ <code>zlib</code>. This must be built in-place. Zlib can be obtained
+ from <a href="http://www.zlib.net/">http://www.zlib.net/</a> -- the
+ <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_deflate.html">mod_deflate</a></code> is confirmed to work correctly with
+ version 1.2.3.</p>
+
+ <div class="example"><p><code>
+ nmake -f win32\Makefile.msc<br />
+ nmake -f win32\Makefile.msc test
+ </code></p></div>
</li>
</ul>