Thanks. I did that and it worked fine. Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 17, 2014, at 8:06 PM, Michael Wojcik <michael.woj...@microfocus.com> > wrote: > > [Apologies for the top-post. Outlook does not properly handle bottom-posting > when replying to HTML email, and doesn't properly convert HTML email to plain > text, either. A pox on HTML email and Outlook and MIME and all their ilk.] > > You've built OpenSSL as a static library, and now you're trying to link it > into a shared object. The ELF object file format requires that all code > linked into a shared object be position-independent. Static libraries (i.e., > ar archives of object files) can contain objects that are compiled as > position-independent, but they can also contain objects that are not. > > In this case, you have an OpenSSL build that is not position-independent > code. You need to reconfigure to force the generation of position-independent > code (via the -fPIC flag, as the error message says) and rebuild OpenSSL. > > If memory serves, just adding the "shared" token to your Configure command > line should suffice, since I think in that mode the OpenSSL makefiles compile > with -fPIC (on platforms where that's appropriate) and then create both > shared objects and static libraries. > > If that doesn't work, you could just edit Configure, find the target you're > using, and add -fPIC to its compiler options list. > > Michael Wojcik > Technology Specialist > Micro Focus > > michael.woj...@microfocus.com > 519 West Ash Street > Mason, MI 48854-1553 > Direct: +1 517 639 0892 > Mobile : +1 517 862 9464 > > > > > From: owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org > [mailto:owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org] On Behalf Of James Butler > Sent: Thursday, 17 April, 2014 09:51 > To: openssl-users@openssl.org > Subject: Getting error for libcrypto.a file in openssl-1.0.1g when making php > > I am getting this error from an openssl-1.0.1g file when trying to make > php-5.4.23 > > /usr/bin/ld: /opt/openssl-1.0.1g/lib/libcrypto.a(cversion.o): relocation > R_X86_64_32 against `.rodata.str1.1' can not be used when making a shared > object; recompile with -fPIC > /opt/openssl-1.0.1g/lib/libcrypto.a: could not read symbols: Bad value > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > make: *** [libphp5.la] Error 1 > > Can anyone tell me why this is happening? I was able to build php with > openssl-1.0.1f so why is this error coming up with 1.0.1g? > > > This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.com
