Hi,

please find attached a small patch for the '_ssl.mak'
Makefile in the 'PCbuild' Directory of Python 2.4.1
('user32.lib' was missing).

Here are the versions that I used
========================
Openssl: openssl-0.9.7-stable-SNAP-20050505
Python: 2.4.1

Error description
============
I was trying to compile Python 2.4.1 with SSL support
using one of the latest snapshots from
openssl, 'openssl-0.9.7-stable-SNAP-20050505'.

While compiling in Visual Studio 2003 I got the
following error:

--- snip ---

cl /nologo ../Modules/_ssl.c
c:\temp\python_build\openssl-0.9.7-stable-SNAP-20050505/out32.dbg/libeay32.lib
c:\temp\python_build\openssl-0.9.7-stable-SNAP-20050505/out32.dbg/ssleay32.lib
/Od /Zi /MDd /LDd /DDEBUG /D_DEBUG
/Fox86-temp-debug/_ssl\_ssl_d.obj -I ../Include -I
../PC -I
c:\temp\python_build\openssl-0.9.7-stable-SNAP-20050505/inc32
/link /out:_ssl_d.pyd gdi32.lib wsock32.lib
/libpath:c:\temp\python_build\openssl-0.9.7-stable-SNAP-20050505/out32.dbg
libeay32.lib ssleay32.lib
_ssl.c
 Creating library _ssl_d.lib and object _ssl_d.exp
libeay32.lib(cryptlib.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved
external symbol __imp__MessageBoxIndirectA@4 referenced
in function _OPENSSL_showfatal
_ssl_d.pyd : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cl' : return code '0x2'
Stop.
[7083 refs]
Project : error PRJ0019: A tool returned an error code
from "Performing Makefile project actions"

--- snap ---

The 'unresolved external symbol' relates to the missing
'user32.lib' in the '_ssl.mak' makefile.

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Thanks for the patch. This has been fixed in the trunk (2.5)
already, so closing it as out-of-date. For 2.4, this is not
an issue, since it will always stay at 0.9.7d.