Re: [Chicken-users] Problem: Chicken-install OpenSSL / rand.h

[Mario Domenech Goulart]

On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 19:39:47 +0100 address@hidden wrote:

>> Do you have openssl/rand.h on your system?
>
> No, I do not have it on my system. That explains the error, I guess. 
>
> Think about it - rand.h seems to be a pretty basic header file, my bet would
> be on some kind of random number generator. 
>
> Where do I get those files from? Where should I put them? In the MingGW
> directory? 

I think it's shipped with OpenSSL.  You should put it in some directory
in the C compiler's headers search path.

Alternatively, you can put it in any arbitrary location and point to it
via CSC_OPTIONS (-I).

>> If so, the compiler is probably not able to locate it.  You can specify
>> its location in the CSC_OPTIONS environment variable.  Something like
>> 
>>    CSC_OPTIONS="-I/path/to/openssl/rand.h" chicken-install openssl
>> 
>> (Not sure if Windows' shell allows this command line syntax).
>
> Ok, I guess I have to try that out, then. The procedure would be to type all
> the compilation commands into the command line, or am I mistaken and I can
> adjust the chicken-install execution for this task?

I'm not sure I understand your question.

If you are talking about setting CSC_OPTIONS at each chicken-install
invocation, that's usually not necessary.  If you really need to tweak
it, you can set it in your shell (maybe in a file read by the shell at
startup time).

Best wishes.
Mario
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