git build failure with libssl (OpenSSL) in custom directory

Hi all,

I've built Git on a Debian Linux box where I don't have root rights. I first built OpenSSL 1.0.0b and Curl successfully, installing both in $HOME/apps. I tried to do the same for Git, using

  CPPFLAGS=-I$HOME/apps/include LDFLAGS=-L$HOME/apps/lib make
prefix=$HOME/apps all doc info

but the build failed with the error

      LINK git-fast-import
  /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lcrypto
  collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
  make: *** [git-fast-import] Error 1

I checked the Makefile, and found

  # CFLAGS and LDFLAGS are for the users to override from the command line.

  CFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall
  LDFLAGS =

I'm not a Makefile expert, but it seems to me that the last line contradicts the comment. In any case, changing it to

  LDFLAGS = -L$(HOME)/apps/lib -lssl -lcrypto -ldl

worked, but only after also building and installing a shared library version of OpenSSL.

I've got a working Git now, but I thought I'd let you know. I haven't checked out the development version yet.

Regards, Lars

PS.: I'm not a member of this list, but git-scm.com suggested I send my question to you.