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@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@ libgcrypt - The GNU crypto library ------------------------------------ - Version 1.3.x - - WARNING: This is the development branch of Libgcrypt. The stable - version is 1.2.x. - + Version 1.4.0 Copyright 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @@ -22,14 +18,57 @@ -------- Libgcrypt is a general purpose crypto library based on the code - used in GnuPG. We can't start with a new version number because - libgcrypt was part of GnuPG 1.1 and some applications already used - it and tested for the version number. We believe that the API can - stay as it is, except that new functions may be added in the - future. + used in GnuPG. Libgcrypt depends on the library `libgpg-error', + which must be installed correctly before Libgcrypt is to be built. + Libgcrypt is distributed under the LGPL, see the section "License" + below for details. + + + Build Instructions + ------------------ + + The download canonical location for libgcrypt is: + + ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/libgcrypt/ + + To build libgcrypt you need libgpg-error: + + ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/libgpg-error/ + + You should get the latest versions of course. + + After building and installing the libgpg-error package, you may + continue with Libgcrypt installation As with allmost all GNU + packages, you just have to do + + ./configure + make + make check + make install + + The "make check" is not required but a good idea to see whether + the library works as expected. The check takes some while and + prints some benchmarking results. Before doing "make install" you + probably need to become root. + + To build libgcrypt for Microsoft Windows, you need to have the + mingw32 cross-building toolchain installed. Instead of running a + plain configure you use + + ./autogen.sh --build-w32 + make + make install + + By default this command sequences expectsd a libgpg-error + installed below $HOME/w32root and installs libgcrypt to that + directory too. See the autogen.sh code for details. + + The documentation is available as an Info file (gcrypt.info). To + build documentation in PDF, run this: + + cd doc + make pdf - Libgcrypt depends on the library `libgpg-error', which must be - installed correctly before Libgcrypt is to be built. Mailing List @@ -41,32 +80,6 @@ list is available at http://lists.gnupg.org . - License - ------- - - The library is distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser - General Public License (LGPL); see the file COPYING.LIB for the - actual terms. The helper programs (gcryptrnd and getrandom) as - well as the documentation are distributed under the terms of the - GNU General Public License (GPL); see the file COPYING for teh - actual terms. - - This library used to be available under the GPL - this was changed - with version 1.1.7 with the rationale that there are now many free - crypto libraries available and many of them come with capabilities - similar to Libcrypt. We decided that to foster the use of - cryptography in Free Software an LGPLed library would make more - sense because it avoids problems due to license incompatibilities - between some Free Software licenses and the GPL. - - Please note that in many cases it is better for a library to be - licensed under the GPL, so that it provides an advantage for free - software projects. The Lesser GPL is so named because it does - less to protect the freedom of the users of the code that it - covers. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html for - more explanation. - - Configure options ----------------- Here is a list of configure options which are sometimes useful @@ -142,11 +155,54 @@ auto - Compile linux, egd and unix in and automagically select at runtime. + --disable-padlock-support + Disable support for the PadLock engine of VIA + processors. The default is to use PadLock if + available. Try this if you get problems with + assembler code. + + License + ------- + + The library is distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser + General Public License (LGPL); see the file COPYING.LIB for the + actual terms. The helper programs (gcryptrnd and getrandom) as + well as the documentation are distributed under the terms of the + GNU General Public License (GPL); see the file COPYING for teh + actual terms. + + This library used to be available under the GPL - this was changed + with version 1.1.7 with the rationale that there are now many free + crypto libraries available and many of them come with capabilities + similar to Libcrypt. We decided that to foster the use of + cryptography in Free Software an LGPLed library would make more + sense because it avoids problems due to license incompatibilities + between some Free Software licenses and the GPL. + + Please note that in many cases it is better for a library to be + licensed under the GPL, so that it provides an advantage for free + software projects. The Lesser GPL is so named because it does + less to protect the freedom of the users of the code that it + covers. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html for + more explanation. + Contact ------- See the file AUTHORS. + Commercial grade support for Libgcrypt is available; please see + http://www.gnupg.org/service.html . + + + This file is Free Software; as a special exception the authors gives + unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without + modifications, as long as this notice is preserved. For conditions + of the whole package, please see the file COPYING. This file is + distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY + WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law; without even the implied + warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. + |