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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_cxx 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('uselib_store', 'OPENSSL')
+
+    if root:
+        libcrypto = self.check_cxx(lib=['ssl', 'crypto'],
+                       msg='Checking for OpenSSL library',
+                       define_name='HAVE_%s' % var,
+                       uselib_store=var,
+                       mandatory=mandatory,
+                       cxxflags="-I%s/include" % root,
+                       linkflags="-L%s/lib" % root)
+    else:
+        libcrypto = self.check_cxx(lib=['ssl', 'crypto'],
+                       msg='Checking for OpenSSL library',
+                       define_name='HAVE_%s' % var,
+                       uselib_store=var,
+                       mandatory=mandatory)
+
+def options(opt):
+    opt.add_option('--with-openssl', type='string', default=None,
+                   dest='with_openssl', help='''Path to OpenSSL''')