Geoff Thorpe wrote:
>
> ENGINE_ctrl();
>
> make your "init()" handler fail (setting an explanatory error) unless
> ENGINE_ctrl() has already been called to pass in everything you need.
>
> ENGINE_init() is used to get a "functional" reference, not just a
> "structural" one. Eg. ENGINE_by_id() returns only a structural reference -
> so using that you can call ENGINE_ctrl() to initialise whatever you need.
> It is only when a structural reference is required that the ENGINE's
> "init" handler will be called to try and make the ENGINE actually get
> ready to work. This typically happens by calling ENGINE_init() directly,
> or something implicit like "ENGINE_set_default()" that requires the ENGINE
> be "working". For structural references, the ENGINE's own functions are
> never called - that's so that you can still look around the various
> ENGINEs available even though many of them won't be supported on your host
> system (because of lack of drivers, vendor libraries, etc).
>
> Does that answer your question?
>
Yes, your answer is satisfactory.
If I understand then I can't use openssl.exe main application for
testing my new engine
(of course after compilation of openssl with new engine features).
Bye.
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