You seem to have space instead of = between --openssldir and the path. And yeah, try to experiment with the doublequotes if that does not help. I do not know the exact rules for these in the Windows shell. Tomas Mraz, OpenSSL On Thu, 2024-06-27 at 17:46 +0000, BENTLEY Thom wrote: > > > > Thanks Tomas. > I tried that but got the error I specified in my post. Unless you > are saying I need quotes around the entire–openssldir option. > > > > > > > > -- > Thom Bentley | Senior Software Engineer |Medidata, a Dassault > Systèmes company > Thom.Bentley@xxxxxxx > > > > > From:Tomas Mraz <tomas@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 1:29 PM > To: BENTLEY Thom <Thom.BENTLEY@xxxxxxx>, "openssl-users@xxxxxxxxxxx" > <openssl-users@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Issue with install after using `perl Configure` to set - > -prefix and --openssldir > > > > > > Hello, you have to use "-- > openssldir=C: \OpenSSLInstallDir\CommonFiles\SSL" Regards, Tomas > Mraz, OpenSSL On Thu, 2024-06-27 at 16: 50 +0000, BENTLEY Thom via > openssl-users wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > I get an error running `perl > > Hello, > > you have to use "--openssldir=C:\OpenSSLInstallDir\CommonFiles\SSL" > > Regards, > > Tomas Mraz, OpenSSL > > On Thu, 2024-06-27 at 16:50 +0000, BENTLEY Thom via openssl-users > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > I get an error running `perl Configure --openssldir > > "C:\OpenSSLInstallDir\CommonFiles\SSL" -- > > prefix=C:\OpenSSLInstallDir > > VC-WIN64A` > > target already defined - C:\OpenSSLInstallDir\Common Files\SSL > > (offending arg: VC-WIN64A) > > > > If I remove --openssldir "C:\OpenSSLInstallDir\CommonFiles\SSL", > > the > > configure happens fine but the install fails. > > Here are the steps after the reconfigure. > > nmake clean > > nmake > > nmake test > > nmake install. > > > > The install shows this error: > > NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe" > > ".\util\mkdir-p.pl" "C:\Program Files\Common Files\SSL\certs"' : > > return code '0x2' > > Stop. > > > > What step did I miss or is this a bug? I thought I could override > > the common files location with –openssldir but that doesn’t seem to > > work. > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > Thom Bentley| Senior Software Engineer | > > Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company > > > > This email and any attachments are intended solely for the use of > > the > > individual or entity to whom it is addressed and may be > > confidential > > and/or privileged. > > If you are not one of the named recipients or have received this > > email in error, > > (i) you should not read, disclose, or copy it, > > (ii) please notify sender of your receipt by reply email and delete > > this email and all attachments, > > (iii) Dassault Systèmes does not accept or assume any liability or > > responsibility for any use of or reliance on this email. > > > > Please be informed that your personal data are processed according > > to > > our data privacy policy as described on our website. Should you > > have > > any questions related to personal data protection, please contact > > 3DS > > Data Protection Officerhttps://www.3ds.com/privacy-policy/contact/ > > > > > > -- > Tomáš Mráz, OpenSSL > > This email and any attachments are intended solely for the use of the > individual or entity to whom it is addressed and may be confidential > and/or privileged. > If you are not one of the named recipients or have received this > email in error, > (i) you should not read, disclose, or copy it, > (ii) please notify sender of your receipt by reply email and delete > this email and all attachments, > (iii) Dassault Systèmes does not accept or assume any liability or > responsibility for any use of or reliance on this email. > > Please be informed that your personal data are processed according to > our data privacy policy as described on our website. Should you have > any questions related to personal data protection, please contact 3DS > Data Protection Officerhttps://www.3ds.com/privacy-policy/contact/ > > -- Tomáš Mráz, OpenSSL
