microsoft / microsoft/FFmpegInterop

Is it possible to build ffmpeg with SSL support on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

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Description

Is it possible to build ffmpeg with SSL support (--enable-openssl) on WSL?

I have tried to install openssl using these commands

sudo apt-get install openssl
sudo apt-get install libssl-dev

Modified configure to include --enable-openssl option, but it always gives the error "Error: openssl not found"

Is it possible or I need to build openssl on windows system?

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Start by reproducing the reported configure failure in WSL after the issue's openssl and libssl-dev installation commands, using the stated --enable-openssl option. Review the configure output to determine whether SSL-enabled builds are supported in this environment; done means documenting a working build path or clearly recording the limitation.

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Tech stack
linux
Domain
build-system, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
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