Configure incorrectly detects LibreSSL (OpenSSL is installed actually) #10943

issue serge-name opened this issue on July 27, 2017

serge-name commented at 10:55 PM on July 27, 2017: none

Summary

Configure script incorrectly detects LibreSSL (OpenSSL is installed actually)

Environment

Distributor ID: Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 9.1 (stretch)
Release:        9.1
Codename:       stretch

ii  libssl-dev:amd64                       1.1.0f-3                       amd64        Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development files
ii  libssl1.1:amd64                        1.1.0f-3                       amd64        Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - shared libraries

$ openssl version
OpenSSL 1.1.0f  25 May 2017

Steps to reproduce

./autogen.sh
./configure --without-gui --disable-wallet
[...]
checking for SSL... yes
checking for CRYPTO... yes
checking for RAND_egd in -lcrypto... no
configure: error: Detected LibreSSL: This is NOT supported, and may break consensus compatibility!

Expected behaviour

Configure script should exit successfully

Actual behaviour

Configure script raises an error

What version of bitcoin-core are you using?

$ git log -1 --pretty=oneline
0bace8307995ac2911885c7c8b8dec19b864eaa3 net: Disable P2P alert system

Machine specs:

OS: Debian 9.1
CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2630 v4 @ 2.20GHz
RAM: 32Gb
Disk size: 32Gb
Disk Type (HD/SDD): SSD

fanquake added the label Build system on Jul 28, 2017
serge-name closed this on Jul 28, 2017
serge-name commented at 9:22 AM on July 28, 2017: none

Sorry, I tried an obsolete branch by mistake. No such problem on 0.14.
MarcoFalke locked this on Sep 8, 2021

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