Issue #21141: The Windows build process no longer attempts to find Perl,
instead relying on OpenSSL source being configured and ready to build.  The
``PCbuild\build_ssl.py`` script has been re-written and re-named to
``PCbuild\prepare_ssl.py``, and takes care of configuring OpenSSL source
for both 32 and 64 bit platforms.  OpenSSL sources obtained from
svn.python.org will always be pre-configured and ready to build.
diff --git a/PCbuild/prepare_ssl.py b/PCbuild/prepare_ssl.py
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+# Script for preparing OpenSSL for building on Windows.
+# Uses Perl to create nmake makefiles and otherwise prepare the way
+# for building on 32 or 64 bit platforms.
+
+# Script originally authored by Mark Hammond.
+# Major revisions by:
+#   Martin v. Löwis
+#   Christian Heimes
+#   Zachary Ware
+
+# THEORETICALLY, you can:
+# * Unpack the latest OpenSSL release where $(opensslDir) in
+#   PCbuild\pyproject.props expects it to be.
+# * Install ActivePerl and ensure it is somewhere on your path.
+# * Run this script with the OpenSSL source dir as the only argument.
+#
+# it should configure OpenSSL such that it is ready to be built by
+# ssl.vcxproj on 32 or 64 bit platforms.
+
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+import shutil
+
+# Find all "foo.exe" files on the PATH.
+def find_all_on_path(filename, extras = None):
+    entries = os.environ["PATH"].split(os.pathsep)
+    ret = []
+    for p in entries:
+        fname = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(p, filename))
+        if os.path.isfile(fname) and fname not in ret:
+            ret.append(fname)
+    if extras:
+        for p in extras:
+            fname = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(p, filename))
+            if os.path.isfile(fname) and fname not in ret:
+                ret.append(fname)
+    return ret
+
+# Find a suitable Perl installation for OpenSSL.
+# cygwin perl does *not* work.  ActivePerl does.
+# Being a Perl dummy, the simplest way I can check is if the "Win32" package
+# is available.
+def find_working_perl(perls):
+    for perl in perls:
+        fh = os.popen('"%s" -e "use Win32;"' % perl)
+        fh.read()
+        rc = fh.close()
+        if rc:
+            continue
+        return perl
+    print("Can not find a suitable PERL:")
+    if perls:
+        print(" the following perl interpreters were found:")
+        for p in perls:
+            print(" ", p)
+        print(" None of these versions appear suitable for building OpenSSL")
+    else:
+        print(" NO perl interpreters were found on this machine at all!")
+    print(" Please install ActivePerl and ensure it appears on your path")
+    return None
+
+def create_makefile64(makefile, m32):
+    """Create and fix makefile for 64bit
+
+    Replace 32 with 64bit directories
+    """
+    if not os.path.isfile(m32):
+        return
+    with open(m32) as fin:
+        with open(makefile, 'w') as fout:
+            for line in fin:
+                line = line.replace("=tmp32", "=tmp64")
+                line = line.replace("=out32", "=out64")
+                line = line.replace("=inc32", "=inc64")
+                # force 64 bit machine
+                line = line.replace("MKLIB=lib", "MKLIB=lib /MACHINE:X64")
+                line = line.replace("LFLAGS=", "LFLAGS=/MACHINE:X64 ")
+                # don't link against the lib on 64bit systems
+                line = line.replace("bufferoverflowu.lib", "")
+                fout.write(line)
+    os.unlink(m32)
+
+def fix_makefile(makefile):
+    """Fix some stuff in all makefiles
+    """
+    if not os.path.isfile(makefile):
+        return
+    with open(makefile) as fin:
+        lines = fin.readlines()
+    with open(makefile, 'w') as fout:
+        for line in lines:
+            if line.startswith("PERL="):
+                continue
+            if line.startswith("CP="):
+                line = "CP=copy\n"
+            if line.startswith("MKDIR="):
+                line = "MKDIR=mkdir\n"
+            if line.startswith("CFLAG="):
+                line = line.strip()
+                for algo in ("RC5", "MDC2", "IDEA"):
+                    noalgo = " -DOPENSSL_NO_%s" % algo
+                    if noalgo not in line:
+                        line = line + noalgo
+                line = line + '\n'
+            fout.write(line)
+
+def run_configure(configure, do_script):
+    print("perl Configure "+configure+" no-idea no-mdc2")
+    os.system("perl Configure "+configure+" no-idea no-mdc2")
+    print(do_script)
+    os.system(do_script)
+
+def cmp(f1, f2):
+    bufsize = 1024 * 8
+    with open(f1, 'rb') as fp1, open(f2, 'rb') as fp2:
+        while True:
+            b1 = fp1.read(bufsize)
+            b2 = fp2.read(bufsize)
+            if b1 != b2:
+                return False
+            if not b1:
+                return True
+
+def copy(src, dst):
+    if os.path.isfile(dst) and cmp(src, dst):
+        return
+    shutil.copy(src, dst)
+
+def prep(arch):
+    if arch == "x86":
+        configure = "VC-WIN32"
+        do_script = "ms\\do_nasm"
+        makefile="ms\\nt.mak"
+        m32 = makefile
+        dirsuffix = "32"
+    elif arch == "amd64":
+        configure = "VC-WIN64A"
+        do_script = "ms\\do_win64a"
+        makefile = "ms\\nt64.mak"
+        m32 = makefile.replace('64', '')
+        dirsuffix = "64"
+        #os.environ["VSEXTCOMP_USECL"] = "MS_OPTERON"
+    else:
+        raise ValueError('Unrecognized platform: %s' % arch)
+
+    # rebuild makefile when we do the role over from 32 to 64 build
+    if arch == "amd64" and os.path.isfile(m32) and not os.path.isfile(makefile):
+        os.unlink(m32)
+
+    # If the ssl makefiles do not exist, we invoke Perl to generate them.
+    # Due to a bug in this script, the makefile sometimes ended up empty
+    # Force a regeneration if it is.
+    if not os.path.isfile(makefile) or os.path.getsize(makefile)==0:
+        print("Creating the makefiles...")
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+        run_configure(configure, do_script)
+
+        if arch == "amd64":
+            create_makefile64(makefile, m32)
+        fix_makefile(makefile)
+        copy(r"crypto\buildinf.h", r"crypto\buildinf_%s.h" % arch)
+        copy(r"crypto\opensslconf.h", r"crypto\opensslconf_%s.h" % arch)
+    else:
+        print(makefile, 'already exists!')
+
+    # If the assembler files don't exist in tmpXX, copy them there
+    if os.path.exists("asm"+dirsuffix):
+        if not os.path.exists("tmp"+dirsuffix):
+            os.mkdir("tmp"+dirsuffix)
+        for f in os.listdir("asm"+dirsuffix):
+            if not f.endswith(".asm"): continue
+            if os.path.isfile(r"tmp%s\%s" % (dirsuffix, f)): continue
+            shutil.copy(r"asm%s\%s" % (dirsuffix, f), "tmp"+dirsuffix)
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) == 1:
+        print("Not enough arguments: directory containing OpenSSL",
+              "sources must be supplied")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if len(sys.argv) > 2:
+        print("Too many arguments supplied, all we need is the directory",
+              "containing OpenSSL sources")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    ssl_dir = sys.argv[1]
+
+    if not os.path.exists(ssl_dir) and os.path.isdir(ssl_dir):
+        print(ssl_dir, "is not an existing directory!")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # perl should be on the path, but we also look in "\perl" and "c:\\perl"
+    # as "well known" locations
+    perls = find_all_on_path("perl.exe", ["\\perl\\bin", "C:\\perl\\bin"])
+    perl = find_working_perl(perls)
+    if perl:
+        print("Found a working perl at '%s'" % (perl,))
+    else:
+        sys.exit(1)
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+
+    # Put our working Perl at the front of our path
+    os.environ["PATH"] = os.path.dirname(perl) + \
+                                os.pathsep + \
+                                os.environ["PATH"]
+
+    old_cwd = os.getcwd()
+    try:
+        os.chdir(ssl_dir)
+        for arch in ['amd64', 'x86']:
+            prep(arch)
+    finally:
+        os.chdir(old_cwd)
+
+if __name__=='__main__':
+    main()