On Wed, Mar 01, 2006, Chandi Bernier wrote: > > My point was... why on Linux did I need only libssl and to compile the same > client on Windows/MinGW requires libssl and libeay32. I could not find a > lot of doc about the differences between the two. The only thing I've found > said libeay32 is the predecessor of openssl. Is that right ? >
Some vendors combine everything into a single library. That's non standard and OpenSSL doesn't do that itself. > Dr Henson, you've made clear the distinction between libssl and libcrypto. > But what are the distinctions between eay and ssl ??? > Notice I said "or its equivalent". eay is the name of the OpenSSL libcrypto on Win32 and ssl if libssl on Win32. We should really change those at some point since it isn't really an accurate name any more. Steve. -- Dr Stephen N. Henson. Email, S/MIME and PGP keys: see homepage OpenSSL project core developer and freelance consultant. Funding needed! Details on homepage. Homepage: http://www.drh-consultancy.demon.co.uk ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
