"""
XXX This isn't encouraging, but I don't know what to do about it.
+
_ssl
- Python wrapper for the secure sockets library.
+ Python wrapper for the secure sockets library.
Get the latest source code for OpenSSL from
http://www.openssl.org
+ You (probably) don't want the "engine" code. For example, get
+ openssl-0.9.6g.tar.gz
+ not
+ openssl-engine-0.9.6g.tar.gz
+
Unpack into the "dist" directory, retaining the folder name from
the archive - for example, the latest stable OpenSSL will install as
dist/openssl-0.9.6g
You must also install ActivePerl from
http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl/
- as this is used by the OpenSSL build process. Complain to them <wink>
+ as this is used by the OpenSSL build process. Complain to them <wink>.
The MSVC project simply invokes PCBuild/build_ssl.py to perform
- the build. This Python script locates and builds your OpenSSL
+ the build. This Python script locates and builds your OpenSSL
installation, then invokes a simple makefile to build the final .pyd.
build_ssl.py attempts to catch the most common errors (such as not
a peek at build_ssl.py and suggest patches. Note that build_ssl.py
should be able to be run directly from the command-line.
- build_ssl.py/MSVC isn't clever enough to clean OpenSSL - you must do this
- by hand.
+ build_ssl.py/MSVC isn't clever enough to clean OpenSSL - you must do
+ this by hand.
YOUR OWN EXTENSION DLLs
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