On Wed, Jun 28, 2006, Hagai Yaffe wrote: > Is it possible that there will not be an OpenSSL FIPS validated version > for Windows? >
The MingW+MSYS build works fine on Windows so in that sense there will be a "version for Windows". However applications would have to be developed using MingW. The problems arise when the MingW build is combined with VC++ in order to get a library which can be used with VC++ or every alternative scenario I've tried such as using the whole libcrypto.a from MingW. At least one issue is that the MingW is built using one set of headers and any structures it uses implemented in the VC++ library might be incompatible. There are other peculiar bits of behaviour such as MingW object files crashing when accessing their own global variables. It may be possible to adapt the new distribution to VC++ but I doubt it at this stage. When I can upload it (not I don't know when yet!) others will be able to have a go a diagnosing some of the weirder issues. The best bet is a follow up vallidation where VC++ is used throughout instead of trying to adapt a Unix based build system. Whether that happens depends on finding enough people willing to fund it. Anyone interested should contact OSSI. 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 [email protected] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
