[Python-Dev] Build Notes for building trunk with Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition

[Steve Holden]

Christian Heimes wrote:
> M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
>> Why not include the prebuilt libraries of all external libs in SVN
>> as well ?
> 
> For one I'm still using Beta 2 of the standard edition and I'm not
> allowed to distribute binaries build with the Beta. With the new
> pre-build steps it's also very easy to build the dependencies. I don't
> like to add more binaries to the svn repos.
> 
>> BTW: Are you including the patented algorithms in the standard
>> OpenSSL build or excluding them ?
>>
>> The patented ones are RC5, IDEA and MDC2:
> 
> [snip]
> 
>> I'd opt for not including these algorithms, as it's just
>> too easy for the user to overlook this license requirement.
> 
> Thanks for thinking about license problems! I didn't even think about
> checking the licenses since I was under the impression that restricted
> algorithms are disabled by default.
> 
> I've disabled IDEA in the makefiles and configure headers of openssl.
> I've also added another step to the makefile patcher in build_ssl. It
> makes sure that the three algorithms are disabled.
> 
I believe the patent on MDC2 expired this year, though this is not an 
authoritative opinion.

regards
  Steve
-- 
Steve Holden        +1 571 484 6266   +1 800 494 3119
Holden Web LLC              http://www.holdenweb.com/