libretro / libretro/RetroArch

[Feature Request] Allow building with Shared OpenSSL

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Description

Would upstream be interested in taking patches to build against a system provided OpenSSL? It would be nice to have an option to use the more popular and distributed OpenSSL on linux distributions.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or build entry points are identified in the issue. Begin by locating RetroArch's current OpenSSL build configuration and determine how a Linux system-provided OpenSSL option would fit; done means the project can select that dependency successfully during a build.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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