deps: add example of comparing OpenSSL changes

danbev · MylesBorins · commit 5b4c43136578 · 2017-07-11T17:43:46.000+01:00
When upgrading OpenSSL, Step 6 in upgrading guide explains the steps that need to be taken if asm files need updating. This might not always be the case and something that needs to be checked from release to release. This commit adds an example of using github to manually compare two tags to see if any changes were made to asm files. PR-URL: #13234 Backport-PR-URL: #13695 Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <info@bnoordhuis.nl> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <riclau@uk.ibm.com>
diff --git a/deps/openssl/doc/UPGRADING.md b/deps/openssl/doc/UPGRADING.md
@@ -280,6 +280,13 @@ and the other is the older one. sections 6.1 and 6.2 describe the two
 types of files. Section 6.3 explains the steps to update the files.
 In the case of upgrading 1.0.2f there were no changes to the asm files.
 
+Files changed between two tags can be manually inspected using:
+```
+https://github.com/openssl/openssl/compare/OpenSSL_1_0_2e...OpenSSL_1_0_2f#files_bucket
+```
+If any source files in `asm` directory were changed then please follow the rest of the
+steps in this section otherwise these steps can be skipped.
+
 ### 6.1. asm files for the latest compiler
 This was made in `deps/openssl/asm/Makefile`
 - Updated asm files for each platforms which are required in
