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This project repackages the OpenBSD (http://www.openbsd.org/) fork of
OpenSSL (https://www.openssl.org/), LibreSSL (http://www.libressl.org/), so
it is buildable on other systems.
This package is the portable version of LibReSSL (http://www.libressl.org).
To build, you need autoconf, automake and libtool installed.
To run all unit tests, you need python installed as well.
LibReSSL is a fork of OpenSSL developed by the OpenBSD project
(http://www.openbsd.org). LibReSSL is developed on OpenBSD. This
package then adds portability shims for other operating systems.
Run 'autogen.sh' followed by './configure; make; make check'
./configure make make check make install
To build a tarball, run 'make dist'
See crypto/compat for the bulk of the local compatibility code.
You may need to periodically clean/dist-clean your source tree or rerun
autogen.sh/update.sh in order to import the latest source from the git
submodules.
It will likely build on any reasonably modern version of Linux, Solaris,
or OSX with a sane compiler and C library.
Warning:
This is an alpha work-in-progress, not ready for general use. It is based on
semi-regular snapshots of the upstream code with minimal patching (see the
compat_fixes branches on the upstream import trees for current patches).
Use it this check application compatibility, security research, code auditing,
or to just see what the LibreSSL team is up to. Just don't use it in
production!
Please also read Nick Mathewson's warning on libottery. While we are not
currently incorporating this library for random numbers, the warning is still
relevant.
https://github.com/nmathewson/libottery
Caveat Emptor:
While this project uses compatibility shims and imports functions from
OpenBSD's libc, it is a continual challenge to make it work exactly the same as
if it is running on OpenBSD. Until there is an official port of LibreSSL (and
even after), please conduct your own audits and patches are always welcome.
http://insanecoding.blogspot.com/2014/04/common-libressl-porting-mistakes.html
http://insanecoding.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-good-idea-with-bad-usage-devurandom.html
See crypto/compat for the bulk of the local compatibility code.
It has been tested to build on these platforms:
Ubuntu 14.04 amd64 / armhf
Centos 6.5 i686
FreeBSD 10 amd64
Mac OS X 10.9.3
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