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Diffstat (limited to 'ext/openssl/ossl.c')
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diff --git a/ext/openssl/ossl.c b/ext/openssl/ossl.c index d40f6d3092..1f127ec747 100644 --- a/ext/openssl/ossl.c +++ b/ext/openssl/ossl.c @@ -556,6 +556,20 @@ static void Init_ossl_locks(void) * OpenSSL provides SSL, TLS and general purpose cryptography. It wraps the * OpenSSL[http://www.openssl.org/] library. * + * = Install + * + * OpenSSL comes bundled with the Standard Library of Ruby. + * + * This means the OpenSSL extension is compiled with Ruby and packaged on + * build. During compile time, Ruby will need to link against the OpenSSL + * library on your system. However, you cannot use openssl provided by Apple to + * build standard library openssl. + * + * If you use OSX, you should install another openssl and run ```./configure + * --with-openssl-dir=/path/to/another-openssl```. For Homebrew user, run `brew + * install openssl` and then ```./configure --with-openssl-dir=`brew prefix + * openssl` ```. + * * = Examples * * All examples assume you have loaded OpenSSL with: |