[ale] FAC w/obscure answer: Purely static Linux 'libcrypto.a'

[John Mills]

On Wed, 3 Oct 2007, John Mills wrote:

> ALErs -
> 
> I am building a static executable to run in several Linux hosts. Some of 
> those do not share the same versions of 'libc', so I want to avoid 
> runtime dependence on it.
> 
> I have hit a problem in my openssl[-.0.9.8d] in that 'libcrypto.a' links 
> by default with 'libdl.so' and thus implicitly with 'libc.so'. I'v tried 
> turning this off at the openssl 'Makefile' but so far haven't succeeded.
> 
> Anyone know how to get past this rock?
> 
> TIA.
>  - Mills
> 
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