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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/crypto/OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER.pod')
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/crypto/OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER.pod b/doc/crypto/OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER.pod index f7ca7cb79066..02eabd784648 100644 --- a/doc/crypto/OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER.pod +++ b/doc/crypto/OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER.pod @@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ =head1 NAME -OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER, SSLeay, SSLeay_version - get OpenSSL version number +OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER, OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT, SSLeay, SSLeay_version +- get OpenSSL version number =head1 SYNOPSIS #include <openssl/opensslv.h> #define OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER 0xnnnnnnnnnL + #define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT "OpenSSL x.y.z xx XXX xxxx" #include <openssl/crypto.h> long SSLeay(void); @@ -43,9 +45,12 @@ Version 0.9.5a had an interim interpretation that is like the current one, except the patch level got the highest bit set, to keep continuity. The number was therefore 0x0090581f. - For backward compatibility, SSLEAY_VERSION_NUMBER is also defined. +OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT is the text variant of the version number and the +release date. For example, +"OpenSSL 1.0.1a 15 Oct 2015". + SSLeay() returns this number. The return value can be compared to the macro to make sure that the correct version of the library has been loaded, especially when using DLLs on Windows systems. |