> installed, but not openssl-devel, so i went to rpmfind.net to get > binaries. although i found rpm's for openssl version 0.97b, these > would not install on this (older) RH 7.2 system, so i downgraded to > openssl-0.9.6b-30.7 (and openssl-devel-0.9.6b-30.7). these installed > just fine, and the rest, as they say, was as easy as toast.
For redhat, sign up a trail membership with redhat network and issue command ie:- up2date -u openssl-devel and it will auto download the required rpm package and install into ur box. It will also install the required deps. regards