- (dtucker) [openbsd-compat/openssl-compat.h] Add comment explaining what

   is going on.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7ade4536db078bb5ccc921e6363cf0a1565c49b1..6edc05e3d20c80773671bf1bc94820689650b7d0 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+20051120
+ - (dtucker) [openbsd-compat/openssl-compat.h] Add comment explaining what
+   is going on.
+
 20051112
  - (dtucker) [openbsd-compat/getrrsetbyname.c] Restore Portable-specific
    ifdef lost during sync.  Spotted by tim@.

diff --git a/openbsd-compat/openssl-compat.h b/openbsd-compat/openssl-compat.h
index eff0947312f295ed92f77b283eade82ea1c0b9fd..c7380fc723cb47b525efe83ae74bc771b3e5bbb6 100644 (file)
--- a/openbsd-compat/openssl-compat.h
+++ b/openbsd-compat/openssl-compat.h
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@ extern const EVP_CIPHER *evp_acss(void);
 #endif
 
 /*
- * insert comment here
+ * We overload some of the OpenSSL crypto functions with ssh_* equivalents
+ * which cater for older and/or less featureful OpenSSL version.
+ *
+ * In order for the compat library to call the real functions, it must
+ * define SSH_DONT_OVERLOAD_OPENSSL_FUNCS before including this file and
+ * implement the ssh_* equivalents.
  */
 #ifdef SSH_OLD_EVP