(In reply to comment #5)
> The openssl packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (starting with
> RHBA-2009:0181 update released in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3) and 6, and
> also in Fedora, contain a patch that makes the library check if
> OPENSSL_NO_DEFAULT_ZLIB environment variable is set (can have arbitrary
> value, even empty string) and disable the default zlib support.
Updated openssl packages from RHSA-2013:0587 (see comment 30 above) do not longer enable zlib compression support by default. Therefore, OPENSSL_NO_DEFAULT_ZLIB environment variable is no longer checked. Instead, they now check for the OPENSSL_DEFAULT_ZLIB environment variable, which can be used to enable zlib compression support by default.
(In reply to comment #5) NO_DEFAULT_ ZLIB environment variable is set (can have arbitrary
> The openssl packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (starting with
> RHBA-2009:0181 update released in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3) and 6, and
> also in Fedora, contain a patch that makes the library check if
> OPENSSL_
> value, even empty string) and disable the default zlib support.
Updated openssl packages from RHSA-2013:0587 (see comment 30 above) do not longer enable zlib compression support by default. Therefore, OPENSSL_ NO_DEFAULT_ ZLIB environment variable is no longer checked. Instead, they now check for the OPENSSL_ DEFAULT_ ZLIB environment variable, which can be used to enable zlib compression support by default.