diff --git a/.waf-tools/openssl.py b/.waf-tools/openssl.py
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+#! /usr/bin/env python
+# encoding: utf-8
+
+'''
+
+When using this tool, the wscript will look like:
+
+	def options(opt):
+	        opt.tool_options('openssl')
+
+	def configure(conf):
+		conf.load('compiler_c openssl')
+
+                conf.check_openssl()
+
+	def build(bld):
+		bld(source='main.cpp', target='app', use='OPENSSL')
+
+'''
+
+from waflib import Options
+from waflib.Configure import conf
+
+@conf
+def check_openssl(self,*k,**kw):
+        root = k and k[0] or kw.get('path',None) or Options.options.with_openssl
+        mandatory = kw.get('mandatory', True)
+        var = kw.get('var', 'OPENSSL')
+
+        CODE = """
+#include <openssl/crypto.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+	(void)argc;
+        printf ("%s", argv[0]);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+"""
+        if root:
+                libcrypto = self.check_cc (lib=['ssl', 'crypto'],
+                                           header_name='openssl/crypto.h',
+                                           define_name='HAVE_%s' % var,
+                                           uselib_store=var,
+                                           mandatory = mandatory,
+                                           cflags="-I%s/include" % root,
+                                           linkflags="-L%s/lib" % root,
+                                           execute = True, fragment = CODE, define_ret = True)
+        else:
+                libcrypto = self.check_cc (lib=['ssl', 'crypto'],
+                                           header_name='openssl/crypto.h',
+                                           define_name='HAVE_%s' % var,
+                                           uselib_store=var,
+                                           mandatory = mandatory,
+                                           execute = True, fragment = CODE, define_ret = True)
+
+def options(opt):
+        opt.add_option('--with-openssl',type='string',default='',dest='with_openssl',help='''Path to OpenSSL''')