[Python-checkins] cpython (merge 3.3 -> default): Issue #15172: Document NASM 2.10+ as requirement for building OpenSSL 1.0.1 on
christian.heimes
python-checkins at python.org
Fri Jun 14 15:48:35 CEST 2013
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/1b2cbdc9c1d4
changeset: 84121:1b2cbdc9c1d4
parent: 84119:5f7e12eb65b8
parent: 84120:ee3952965934
user: Christian Heimes <christian at cheimes.de>
date: Fri Jun 14 15:48:16 2013 +0200
summary:
Issue #15172: Document NASM 2.10+ as requirement for building OpenSSL 1.0.1 on Windows
files:
Misc/NEWS | 2 ++
PCbuild/readme.txt | 7 +++++--
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -493,6 +493,8 @@
- Issue #17547: In configure, explicitly pass -Wformat for the benefit for GCC
4.8.
+- Issue #15172: Document NASM 2.10+ as requirement for building OpenSSL 1.0.1
+ on Windows.
What's New in Python 3.3.1 release candidate 1?
===============================================
diff --git a/PCbuild/readme.txt b/PCbuild/readme.txt
--- a/PCbuild/readme.txt
+++ b/PCbuild/readme.txt
@@ -152,9 +152,12 @@
You can (theoretically) use any version of OpenSSL you like - the
build process will automatically select the latest version.
- You must install the NASM assembler from
+ You must install the NASM assembler 2.10 or newer from
http://nasm.sf.net
- for x86 builds. Put nasmw.exe anywhere in your PATH.
+ for x86 builds. Put nasmw.exe anywhere in your PATH. More recent
+ versions of OpenSSL may need a later version of NASM. If OpenSSL's self
+ tests don't pass, you should first try to update NASM and do a full
+ rebuild of OpenSSL.
Note: recent releases of nasm only have nasm.exe. Just rename it to
nasmw.exe.
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