OpenSSL-1.0.0a on AIX v5.3

Well once again I find myself scrambling to get something done that was known but not well communicated during the project life-cycle.  So I need to update all managed AIX machines running v5.3 to include OpenSSL (openssl-1.0.0a to be exact) and once again my disdain for AIX rears it ugly head, which is represented by the Zombie to the left 🙂  Aside from my personal dislike of the Korn shell… Maybe I am not being fair to AIX as I don’t really work in an AIX optimal environment, taking full advantage of all of the great tools they do have (NIM, clustering, SAN, etc…).  But managing them as 1-off’s just plain stinks.  Suffice it to say that I would NOT recommend deploying a stand-alone AIX server in any circumstance as you cannot realize anything near it’s full potential.  Anyway, here is what I did to rectify the issue at hand.

# Install SSL on AIX 5.3.0.0
# get the rpm.rte package on the system
mkdir /opt/ssl4AIX
cd /opt/ssl4AIX
installp -qacXgd rpm.rte rpm.rte
# Grab the other packages and put them on the AIX system
# http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/aix/linux/toolbox/download.html
rpm -ivh gcc-4.2.0-3.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
rpm -ivh libgcc-4.2.0-3.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
# Create a sym link – Check this first following RPM installs for correct PATHS
# find / -name libgcc_s.a
# /opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.2.0/ppc64/libgcc_s.a
# /opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.2.0/pthread/ppc64/libgcc_s.a
# /opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.2.0/pthread/libgcc_s.a
# /opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.2.0/libgcc_s.a
# Now make the link
ln -s /opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.2.0/libgcc_s.a /usr/lib/libgcc_s.a
#
gunzip openssl-1.0.0a.tar.gz
tar -xf openssl-1.0.0a.tar
cd openssl-1.0.0a
./Configure shared –prefix=/usr aix-gcc
make
make test
# If all goes well !!!
make install

Incidentally, you need an IBM account if you want to download these packages from http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/aix/linux/toolbox/download.html… LOL

That stinks as well 😦