title: linker errors with openssl on VS 2008
body: <p>I installed the openssl 0.9.8l and added the include and library paths to the VS directories.
  (I have done this before when installing boost libraries). But i continue to get linker errors.</p>
  
  <p>Anyway i can resolve the same.</p>
  
  <p>errors are as follows</p>
  
  <pre><code>Error   1   error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _BN_free referenced in function _main RSA.obj RSA
  Error   2   error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _BN_bn2dec referenced in function _main   RSA.obj RSA
  Error   3   error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _BN_num_bits referenced in function _main RSA.obj RSA
  Error   4   error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _BN_generate_prime referenced in function _main   RSA.obj RSA
  Error   5   error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _BN_new referenced in function _main  RSA.obj RSA
  Error   6   fatal error LNK1120: 5 unresolved externals C:\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\RSA\Debug\RSA.exe    RSA
  </code></pre>