Re: Python, Windows, OpenSSL and applink.c

> 
> Hope springs eternal so I downloaded a fresh copy of  
> python-2.4.4.msi.  ...and got the same OPENSSL_Applink error, again.   
> Ugh.  Admittedly I used mingw32 (gcc) to compile M2Crypto and that
> may be the problem. 


If I recall correctly, my succesful combinations were (1) python-2.4.4.msi
with the binary release of M2Crypto 0.17 from osafoundation.org and (2)
python-2.4.4.msi and M2Crypto 0.17 compiled with Microsoft Visual Studio 2003.

The latter involved some hacking to link the stuff correctly:
0. Ope Visual Studio Command Prompt
1. Get SWIG to work (set SWIGLIB environment variable)
2. Copy ssleay32MD.lib libeay32MD.lib from C:\OpenSSL\lib\vc to .
3. Run python setup.py build
3. Finish failed link using the following command:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\link.exe" /DLL /nologo /INCREMENTAL:NO /LIBPATH:c:\openssl\lib /LIBPATH:c:\Python24\libs /LIBPATH:c:\Python24\PCBuild ssleay32MD.lib libeay32MD.lib /EXPORT:init__m2crypto build\temp.win32-2.4\Release\SWIG/_m2crypto_wrap.obj /OUT:build\lib.win32-2.4\M2Crypto\__m2crypto.pyd /IMPLIB:build\temp.win32-2.4\Release\SWIG\__m2crypto.lib /LIBPATH:"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\PlatformSDK\Lib" user32.lib kernel32.lib gdi32.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib imm32.lib winmm.lib wsock32.lib winspool.lib glu32.lib delayimp.lib

I apologize as I don't have the time now to verify these statements again, but
hopefully it will point someone in the right direction.

Regards,	
	Arno Bakker