rust-openssl / rust-openssl/rust-openssl
Clarify Windows Build Instructions
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Description
The "install failed" output on Windows links to a README section which does not exist:
https://docs.rs/openssl/latest/openssl/ hints that vcpkg is one of the recommended options, and indeed running
vcpkg install --triplet=x64-windows-static-md openssl
does work as expected (although I first had to figure out that I need to supply --triplet).
I'm happy to send a PR to update either error message or add a README section if someone lets me know what would be preferred. :)
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Research direction
Start by inspecting openssl-sys/build/find_normal.rs around lines 179-184 and the repository README to locate the missing Windows guidance. Decide whether the documented vcpkg command belongs in the error message or README, then verify that the resulting instructions cover the required triplet and match the reported working setup.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- build-system, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100