If OpenSSL is built with shared library support on MacOS X,

 everything works fine.  Note: this is only true for 0.9.7 and on

PROBLEMS

 * System libcrypto.dylib and libssl.dylib are used by system ld on MacOS X.
-[NOTE: This is currently undergoing tests, and may be removed soon]
+
+
+    NOTE: The problem described here only applies when OpenSSL isn't built
+    with shared library support (i.e. without the "shared" configuration
+    option).  If you build with shared library support, you will have no
+    problems as long as you set up DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH properly at all times.
+
 
 This is really a misfeature in ld, which seems to look for .dylib libraries
 along the whole library path before it bothers looking for .a libraries.  This