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

   is going on.

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b3eb526f6..68c99482b 100644
--- 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@.
@@ -3302,4 +3306,4 @@
    - (djm) Trim deprecated options from INSTALL. Mention UsePAM
    - (djm) Fix quote handling in sftp; Patch from admorten AT umich.edu
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3995 2005/11/12 10:30:07 dtucker Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3996 2005/11/20 03:09:59 dtucker Exp $
diff --git a/openbsd-compat/openssl-compat.h b/openbsd-compat/openssl-compat.h
index d9b2fa55f..4988485f1 100644
--- a/openbsd-compat/openssl-compat.h
+++ b/openbsd-compat/openssl-compat.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: openssl-compat.h,v 1.1 2005/06/09 11:45:11 dtucker Exp $ */
+/* $Id: openssl-compat.h,v 1.2 2005/11/20 03:10:00 dtucker Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2005 Darren Tucker <dtucker@zip.com.au>
@@ -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