You have to have the SSL libs so the --with-ssl probaly just "helps" the configure program use the right SSL. For example, I typically keep the redhat openssl rpm and use a version in /usr/local/ssl so I would have to do --with-ssl=/usr/local/ssl/ to use the libraries installed there instead of the "default" ones.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Hal Vaughan" hal@thresholddigital.com To: stunnel-users@mirt.net Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [stunnel-users] Static Version Built?
On Wednesday 15 March 2006 02:48, Hal Vaughan wrote:
Okay, I think I have a static version of Stunnel now. Thanks to help and answers from Jan and Keven!
I did this:
./configure --with-ssl=/usr --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-libwrap
I'm not sure about the "--with-ssl" option, but it didn't seem to want to work without it.
So I have a few questions:
- How can I be sure it is static?
- If it isn't static and I run it on a system that does not have all
it needs, will it give me errors immediately, or only if a subroutine needs a library that isn't there. 3) Does the "--disable-libwrap" or anything else remove any features?
I got a few answers on this. From what I understand, yes, this removes features, but those are features that aren't needed on the client end, which is no problem for me, since the static version will only be used as a client.
- Does using the "--with-ssl" option make it use the libs on my
system and make it non-static?
It turns out it was a typo (that's what I get for trying it at 2:30 am!), and it compiles without the "--with-ssl" option. I'll be testing this later today and looking up this on Google, but what features am I losing on the client by not using this option? And does using it make the compiled version dependant on those libraries? I take it that the compiler is not just taking those libraries and incorporating them into the binary if I use "--enable-static" and "--disable-shared". Is that right?
Thanks again for those that have helped, like Kevin, Jan, and John. It looks like I'm finally getting close to what I need! Getting this working will save me hours on many occasions.
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