How can I compile Python 3.6.2 on macOS with openSSL from homebrew?

Question

I\'m trying to compile Python 3.6.2 on macOS 10.11 according to the instructions on https://bugs.python.org/issue29095.

I\'ve used homebrew to install openSSL to the

Answer 1

I had success like this.

  brew update
  brew install openssl

  # these were suggested by brew itself.

  export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib"
  export CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include"
  export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/pkgconfig"

  # vanilla compilation

  ./configure
  make