| Verify If OpenSSL Is Installed |
ls /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/include/openssl/ |
Check if OpenSSL headers exist for MinGW. If missing, proceed to installation. |
| Install OpenSSL Development Headers for Linux (Temporary Fix) |
sudo apt install libssl-dev |
Installs OpenSSL for Linux but not for MinGW. Needed only for Linux compilation. |
| Download OpenSSL Source |
wget https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-3.0.0.tar.gz && tar -xvzf openssl-3.0.0.tar.gz && cd openssl-3.0.0 |
Download and extract OpenSSL 3.0 source for manual installation. |
| Build OpenSSL for MinGW |
./Configure mingw64 --cross-compile-prefix=x86_64-w64-mingw32- && make && sudo make install |
Compile OpenSSL specifically for MinGW. Installs to /usr/local/ssl. |
| Use the Correct Include Paths |
x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ -o loader.exe mal.cpp -I/usr/local/ssl/include -L/usr/local/ssl/lib -lssl -lcrypto |
Ensure the correct OpenSSL headers are used in the MinGW compilation. |
| Final Check |
ls /usr/local/ssl/include/openssl/ |
Verify OpenSSL headers are installed. If present, compilation should work! |