On Thu, Jan 24, 2013, T J wrote: > > It seems the path to the config file is hardcoded into the openssl > executable at compile time based on the install dir and the only way > to change it is by setting the environment variable OPENSSL_CONF. I > don't have that option. > > In my setup, I am installing openssl to a temp dir ($(SSLDIR)/base) > on a build machine and then copying it to the target machine > (/usr/bin). In my makefile I have: > > ./Configure fips no-asm no-hw shared --prefix="/usr" > --openssldir="$(SSLDIR)/base" --with-fipsdir="$(SSLDIR)/fips" > $(CROSS) && \ > $(MAKE) && \ > $(MAKE) install_sw INSTALLTOP="$(SSLDIR)/base" > > but when I run openssl on the target I get this: > > # openssl > WARNING: can't open config file: <long path>/openssl.cnf > OpenSSL> > > The --prefix="/usr" switch tells openssl where to find the libs etc. > Is there a similar switch to tell it where to find the config file? > I tried export OPENSSL_CONF="/usr" before the Configure in my > makefile but it didn't do anything... >
Does that "<long path>" correspond to $(SSLDIR)/base? I'd suggest trying leaving everything pointing to where it should go on the target system and using --install_prefix for the temp directory location or doing make install_sw INSTALL_PREFIX=/some/path location. Steve. -- Dr Stephen N. Henson. OpenSSL project core developer. Commercial tech support now available see: http://www.openssl.org ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
