Issue #15172: Document NASM 2.10+ as requirement for building OpenSSL 1.0.1 on Windows
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 194a2b8..9cf8998 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -493,6 +493,8 @@
- Issue #17547: In configure, explicitly pass -Wformat for the benefit for GCC
4.8.
+- Issue #15172: Document NASM 2.10+ as requirement for building OpenSSL 1.0.1
+ on Windows.
What's New in Python 3.3.1 release candidate 1?
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diff --git a/PCbuild/readme.txt b/PCbuild/readme.txt
index b60f22d..88690e9 100644
--- a/PCbuild/readme.txt
+++ b/PCbuild/readme.txt
@@ -152,9 +152,12 @@
You can (theoretically) use any version of OpenSSL you like - the
build process will automatically select the latest version.
- You must install the NASM assembler from
+ You must install the NASM assembler 2.10 or newer from
http://nasm.sf.net
- for x86 builds. Put nasmw.exe anywhere in your PATH.
+ for x86 builds. Put nasmw.exe anywhere in your PATH. More recent
+ versions of OpenSSL may need a later version of NASM. If OpenSSL's self
+ tests don't pass, you should first try to update NASM and do a full
+ rebuild of OpenSSL.
Note: recent releases of nasm only have nasm.exe. Just rename it to
nasmw.exe.