386 Use the 80386 instruction set only (the default x86 code is
more efficient, but requires at least a 486). Note: Use
compiler flags for any other CPU specific configuration,
- e.g. "-m32" to build x86 code on a 64 bit system.
+ e.g. "-m32" to build x86 code on an x64 system.
no-sse2 Exclude SSE2 code pathes. Normally SSE2 extention is
detected at run-time, but the decision whether or not the
Note on shared libraries
------------------------
- Shared library is currently an experimental feature. The only reason to
- have them would be to conserve memory on systems where several program
- are using OpenSSL. Binary backward compatibility can't be guaranteed
- before OpenSSL version 1.0.
+ Shared libraries have certain caveats. Binary backward compatibility
+ can't be guaranteed before OpenSSL version 1.0. The only reason to
+ use them would be to conserve memory on systems where several programs
+ are using OpenSSL.
For some systems, the OpenSSL Configure script knows what is needed to
build shared libraries for libcrypto and libssl. On these systems,