cmake build failing with "missing: OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY"

[blackandwhitebg]

On Windows (x64), I tried to build with OpenSSL 3.0.7 - it failed.
I also tried 1.1.1s (exactly the one from the podofo-deps repository)
Still getting the same error:
Could NOT find OpenSSL, try to set the path to OpenSSL root folder in the
system variable OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR (missing: OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY) (found
version "1.1.1s")

This is what I use for the CMake arguments:
-DOPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR=C:\PoDoFo\podofo-deps-master\3rdparty\openssl\include
-DOPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY=C:\PoDoFo\podofo-deps-master\3rdparty\openssl\lib\Win64\crypto.lib

[blackandwhitebg]

I made some progress,

I found that if I use a prebuilt OpenSSL library from a different place, and not from "podofo-deps",
using parameter -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=C:\OpenSSL-Win64 works.

So basically the bug is that the OpenSSL part from podofo-deps is incomplete

[ceztko]

Please note the disclaimer.

These dependencies are supplied only for development purposes and come with no warranty. They are not frequently updated, may contain security flaws and be unsafe to use.

The openssl builds there are fine but the libs/includes directory layout may be incompatible with your attempt to hint the cmake find module for OpenSSL. I will better specify that the deps there are supposed to be used with the playground only. I will also improve the build/quickstart guide to encourage using package managers, such as vcpkg and Conan.

[blackandwhitebg]

Ok, this is the workaround I found:
Copy the 4 lib files from
\podofo-deps-master\3rdparty\openssl\lib\Win64
to
\podofo-deps-master\3rdparty\openssl\lib\

And you are OK to use -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=C:\PoDoFo\podofo-deps-master\3rdparty\openssl

Additionally, I found that
-DFREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS=C:\PoDoFo\podofo-deps-master\3rdparty\freetype\include
is not creating a working VS solution, it has to be
-DFREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS=C:\PoDoFo\podofo-deps-master\3rdparty\freetype\include\freetype2

That way I was able to compile and run the HelloWorld example.

[ceztko]

I updated the relevant Readme section read it carefully. I also update the disclaimer about podofo-deps in the playground. I am assuming you'll be able to continue on your own, especially in case of dependencies build from sources, for which I can't really provide support.