Error installing openvpn 2.4.6 - openssl check failed

javidr

Hi

Im trying to install openvpn 2.4.6 in my MacosX and its failing

The error im having is as follows

checking for SSL_CTX_new... no
configure: error: openssl check failed

I have multiple openssl instances in the computer, so i have used the --with-ssl parameter
./configure --with-ssl=/usr/local/bin/openssl

In config.log i can see this:

Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
"_SSL_CTX_new", referenced from:
_main in conftest-f2a9e1.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
configure:16584: $? = 1

...

configure:16584: result: no
configure:16591: error: openssl check failed

I have flags configured as follows:

OPENSSL_CFLAGS='-I/usr/local/include'
OPENSSL_LIBS='-L/usr/local/lib -lcrypto -lssl'

I ran out of ideas on what could be the problem... can anybody help here please?

Thanks

TinCanTech

Are you using a package manager to "install" OpenVPN .. or, are you in fact, trying to build the source ?

javidr

Im building it with ./configure

TinCanTech

https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/BuildingUsingGenericBuildsystem

javidr

Hi

I am having this error now

clang: error: unsupported option '-static-libgcc'
make[2]: *** [link_shlib.darwin] Error 1
make[1]: *** [libcrypto.dylib] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2
FATAL: make openssl

Apparently its a problem with gcc in MacOSX

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19649634/clang-error-unsupported-option-static-libgcc-on-mac-osx-mavericks

Is there any build configuration specific for MacOSX i can use?

Thanks

TinCanTech

From the developers I am told:

install all prerequisite from homebrew
build openvpn as normal and point for dependencies to the homebrew locations
it is not really special

Another way is to use the build-system from the link above and customise the sources in build.vars

Try those methods first and see how you get on.

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