From 4faaf0f46d231c70df4138ce5ac36e082990dff8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Dr. Matthias St. Pierre" Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 13:45:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] INSTALL: clarify documentation of the --api=x.y.z deprecation option Reviewed-by: Matt Caswell (Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/9599) (cherry picked from commit bf9d6bb83d009923ceb65753c6dd9fa880e8ba92) --- INSTALL | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 1f03f25c13..2119cbae9e 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -144,7 +144,10 @@ Don't build with support for deprecated APIs below the specified version number. For example "--api=1.1.0" will remove support for all APIS that were deprecated in OpenSSL - version 1.1.0 or below. + version 1.1.0 or below. This is a rather specialized option + for developers. If you just intend to remove all deprecated + APIs entirely (up to the current version), it is easier + to add the 'no-deprecated' option instead (see below). --cross-compile-prefix=PREFIX The PREFIX to include in front of commands for your -- 2.25.1