Upgrade OpenSSL to the latest stable 1.0.1c

[hnakamur]

Node.js v0.9.2 upgraded openssl to upgrade 1.0.1c.
http://blog.nodejs.org/2012/09/17/node-v0-9-2-unstable/

According to
https://www.axivo.com/community/threads/upgrade-to-openssl-1-0-1-in-centos.180/
OpenSSL 1.0.1 drastically improve the performance.

So we should upgrade OpenSSL, too!

[dvv]

wonder if we should always (or by default) use system openssl?

[hnakamur]

System OpenSSL tends to be old.

The newer version of OpenSSL performs better, for example,
SSL termination: stunnel, nginx & stud, round 2 | Vincent Bernat

So we'd better use the latest stable OpenSSL version and link them statically.

[dvv]

i see. curious if i would be able to build lev on my mips router natively :) meaning whether building openssl depends on "fat" host tools like perl etc.

[hnakamur]

it's just an idea but i think you may cross-compile for your mips router on your Linux box.
i don't have any experience in cross-compiling though.

i found two pages with google, which you may be interested in.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5291190/how-to-cross-compile-for-mips
http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/Toolchains