Extentions of the explanations to the linking problem on Win32.  Provided by Andrew Gray <agray@iconsinc.com>

His comments are:

1) Changes all references for `True64' to be `Tru64', which is the correct
spelling for the OS name.

2) Makes `alpha-cc' be the same as `alpha164-cc', and adds an `alphaold-cc'
entry that is the same as the previous `alpha-cc'.  The reason is that most
people these days are using the newer compiler, so it should be the default.

3) Adds a bit of commentary to Configure, regarding the name changes of
the OS over the years, so it's not so confusing to people that haven't been
with the OS for a while.

4) Adds an `alpha-cc-rpath' target (which is *not* selected automatically
by Configure under any circumstance) that builds an RPATH into the
shared libraries.  This is explained in the comment in Configure.  It's
very very useful for people that want it, and people that don't want it
just shouldn't choose that target.

5) Adds the `-pthread' flag as the best way to get POSIX thread support
from the newer compiler.

6) Updates the Makefile targets, so that when the `alpha164-cc', `alpha-cc',
or `alpha-cc-rpath' target is what Configure is set to use, it uses a Makefile
target that includes the `-msym' option when building the shared library.
This is a performance enhancement.

7) Updates `config' so that if it detects you're running version 4 or 5
of the OS, it automatically selects `alpha-cc', but uses `alphaold-cc'
for versions 1-3 of the OS.

8) Updates the comment in opensslv.h, fixing both the OS name typo and
adding a reference to IRIX 6.x, since the shared library semantics are
virtually identical there.

0.9.5 is obsolete, so we don't have to discuss its 'openssl rsa'
seeding bug.

are however still common and are solved by checking config.log.

like to use libtool, but not automake.

Let's investigate that further, or leave the question open for now.

OpenSSL (such as the new undocumented '-prexit' option to s_client),
the FAQ should point out that they don't: The FAQ is not just part
of the release, it's current version is also published on the web.

I hope this adequately summarizes the results of all those disussions.

types of questions.  Hopefully, that'll make them easier to spot, and
specially, easier to refer to.

Add an ASN1 FAQ because I'm sick of answering it :-)

Update PKCS12_parse().

Make the keyid in certificate aux info more usable.

http://www.rsasecurity.com/news/pr/000906-1.html (September 6, 2000):
"RSA Security Releases RSA Encryption Algorithm into Public Domain"

limit higher and thereby get through compilation of sha_dgst.c.

Add a couple of FAQs.