cargo can't find openssl even after i added to system path

[Gtucker3d]

rust_projects\test_crate\target\debug\build\openssl-sys-40ca9080d7103201\build-script-main(exit code: 101) --- stdout cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(osslconf, values("OPENSSL_NO_OCB", "OPENSSL_NO_SM4", "OPENSSL_NO_SEED", "OPENSSL_NO_CHACHA", "OPENSSL_NO_CAST", "OPENSSL_NO_IDEA", "OPENSSL_NO_CAMELLIA", "OPENSSL_NO_RC4", "OPENSSL_NO_BF", "OPENSSL_NO_PSK", "OPENSSL_NO_DEPRECATED_3_0", "OPENSSL_NO_SCRYPT", "OPENSSL_NO_SM3", "OPENSSL_NO_RMD160", "OPENSSL_NO_EC2M", "OPENSSL_NO_OCSP", "OPENSSL_NO_CMS", "OPENSSL_NO_COMP", "OPENSSL_NO_SOCK", "OPENSSL_NO_STDIO", "OPENSSL_NO_EC", "OPENSSL_NO_SSL3_METHOD", "OPENSSL_NO_KRB5", "OPENSSL_NO_TLSEXT", "OPENSSL_NO_SRP", "OPENSSL_NO_RFC3779", "OPENSSL_NO_SHA", "OPENSSL_NO_NEXTPROTONEG", "OPENSSL_NO_ENGINE", "OPENSSL_NO_BUF_FREELISTS")) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(openssl) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(boringssl) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl250) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl251) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl252) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl261) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl270) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl271) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl273) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl280) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl281) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl291) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl310) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl321) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl332) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl340) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl350) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl360) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl361) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl370) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl380) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl381) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl382) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl390) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl400) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl101) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl102) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl102f) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl102h) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl110) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl110f) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl110g) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl110h) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl111) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl111b) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl111c) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl111d) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl300) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl310) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl320) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl330) cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl340) cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=X86_64_PC_WINDOWS_MSVC_OPENSSL_LIB_DIR X86_64_PC_WINDOWS_MSVC_OPENSSL_LIB_DIR unset cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=OPENSSL_LIB_DIR OPENSSL_LIB_DIR unset cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=X86_64_PC_WINDOWS_MSVC_OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR X86_64_PC_WINDOWS_MSVC_OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR unset cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR unset cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=X86_64_PC_WINDOWS_MSVC_OPENSSL_DIR X86_64_PC_WINDOWS_MSVC_OPENSSL_DIR unset cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=OPENSSL_DIR OPENSSL_DIR unset note: vcpkg did not find openssl: Could not find Vcpkg tree: No vcpkg installation found. Set the VCPKG_ROOT environment variable or run 'vcpkg integrate install' cargo:warning=Could not find directory of OpenSSL installation, and this-syscrate cannot proceed without this knowledge. If OpenSSL is installed and this crate had trouble finding it, you can set theOPENSSL_DIR` environment variable for the compilation process. See stderr section below for further information.

--- stderr

Could not find directory of OpenSSL installation, and this -sys crate cannot
proceed without this knowledge. If OpenSSL is installed and this crate had
trouble finding it, you can set the OPENSSL_DIR environment variable for the
compilation process.

Make sure you also have the development packages of openssl installed.
For example, libssl-dev on Ubuntu or openssl-devel on Fedora.

If you're in a situation where you think the directory should be found
automatically, please open a bug at https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl
and include information about your system as well as this message.

$HOST = x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
$TARGET = x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
openssl-sys = 0.9.104

It looks like you're compiling for MSVC but we couldn't detect an OpenSSL
installation. If there isn't one installed then you can try the rust-openssl
README for more information about how to download precompiled binaries of
OpenSSL:

https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl#windows

error: aborting due to 12 previous errors

[gaojunran]

I have the same issue when I use tauri.

[0xViva]

encountering the same issue. suspect that [email protected] is using [email protected]?

[Liam19]

I get the same error trying to install trunk

[jordan-bravo]

I'm having a similar issue on Ubuntu 24.04.

Steps to reproduce:

• Confirm that openssl is installed:

❯ openssl version -d
OPENSSLDIR: "/usr/lib/ssl"

• Attempt install:

❯ cargo install claude_cli
    Updating crates.io index
  Installing claude_cli v0.1.3
    Updating crates.io index
     Locking 164 packages to latest compatible versions
      Adding base64 v0.21.7 (latest: v0.22.1)
      Adding bitflags v1.3.2 (latest: v2.8.0)
      ...
The following warnings were emitted during compilation:

warning: [email protected]: Could not find directory of OpenSSL installation, and this `-sys` crate cannot proceed without this knowledge. If OpenSSL is installed and this crate had trouble finding it,  you can set the `OPENSSL_DIR` environment variable for the compilation process. See stderr section below for further information.

error: failed to run custom build command for `openssl-sys v0.9.104`

Caused by:
  process didn't exit successfully: `/tmp/cargo-installAewKLi/release/build/openssl-sys-4b14006097f19119/build-script-main` (exit status: 101)
  --- stdout
  cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(osslconf, values("OPENSSL_NO_OCB", "OPENSSL_NO_SM4", "OPENSSL_NO_SEED", "OPENSSL_NO_CHACHA", "OPENSSL_NO_CAST", "OPENSSL_NO_IDEA", "OPENSSL_NO_CAMELLIA", "OPENSSL_NO_RC4", "OPENSSL_NO_BF", "OPENSSL_NO_PSK", "OPENSSL_NO_DEPRECATED_3_0", "OPENSSL_NO_SCRYPT", "OPENSSL_NO_SM3", "OPENSSL_NO_RMD160", "OPENSSL_NO_EC2M", "OPENSSL_NO_OCSP", "OPENSSL_NO_CMS", "OPENSSL_NO_COMP", "OPENSSL_NO_SOCK", "OPENSSL_NO_STDIO", "OPENSSL_NO_EC", "OPENSSL_NO_SSL3_METHOD", "OPENSSL_NO_KRB5", "OPENSSL_NO_TLSEXT", "OPENSSL_NO_SRP", "OPENSSL_NO_RFC3779", "OPENSSL_NO_SHA", "OPENSSL_NO_NEXTPROTONEG", "OPENSSL_NO_ENGINE", "OPENSSL_NO_BUF_FREELISTS"))
  cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(openssl)
  cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl)
  cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(boringssl)
  cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(libressl250)
  ...
  cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(ossl101)
  ...
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=X86_64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_OPENSSL_LIB_DIR
  X86_64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_OPENSSL_LIB_DIR unset
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=OPENSSL_LIB_DIR
  OPENSSL_LIB_DIR unset
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=X86_64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR
  X86_64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR unset
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR
  OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR unset
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=X86_64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_OPENSSL_DIR
  X86_64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_OPENSSL_DIR unset
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=OPENSSL_DIR
  OPENSSL_DIR unset
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=OPENSSL_NO_PKG_CONFIG
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=HOST_PKG_CONFIG
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=OPENSSL_STATIC
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=OPENSSL_DYNAMIC
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_ALL_STATIC
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_ALL_DYNAMIC
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_PATH_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_PATH_x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=HOST_PKG_CONFIG_PATH
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_PATH
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR_x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=HOST_PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR_x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=HOST_PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR
  cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR


  Could not find openssl via pkg-config:

  pkg-config exited with status code 1
  > PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYSTEM_CFLAGS=1 pkg-config --libs --cflags openssl

  The system library `openssl` required by crate `openssl-sys` was not found.
  The file `openssl.pc` needs to be installed and the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable must contain its parent directory.
  The PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable is not set.

  HINT: if you have installed the library, try setting PKG_CONFIG_PATH to the directory containing `openssl.pc`.


  cargo:warning=Could not find directory of OpenSSL installation, and this `-sys` crate cannot proceed without this knowledge. If OpenSSL is installed and this crate had trouble finding it,  you can set the `OPENSSL_DIR` environment variable for the compilation process. See stderr section below for further information.

  --- stderr


  Could not find directory of OpenSSL installation, and this `-sys` crate cannot
  proceed without this knowledge. If OpenSSL is installed and this crate had
  trouble finding it,  you can set the `OPENSSL_DIR` environment variable for the
  compilation process.

  Make sure you also have the development packages of openssl installed.
  For example, `libssl-dev` on Ubuntu or `openssl-devel` on Fedora.

  If you're in a situation where you think the directory *should* be found
  automatically, please open a bug at https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl
  and include information about your system as well as this message.

  $HOST = x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  $TARGET = x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  openssl-sys = 0.9.104


warning: build failed, waiting for other jobs to finish...
error: failed to compile `claude_cli v0.1.3`, intermediate artifacts can be found at `/tmp/cargo-installAewKLi`.
To reuse those artifacts with a future compilation, set the environment variable `CARGO_TARGET_DIR` to that path.

Based on the error message, I tried running the install with the variable OPENSSL_DIR:

❯ OPENSSL_DIR=/usr/lib/ssl cargo install claude_cli

Which fails with:

  --- stderr
  thread 'main' panicked at /home/jordan/.cargo/registry/src/index.crates.io-6f17d22bba15001f/openssl-sys-0.9.104/build/main.rs:144:9:
  OpenSSL include directory does not exist: /usr/lib/ssl/include

[sukusec301]

use features = ["vendored"], it will automaticlly use rust OpenSSL rather than your system's OpenSSL

[jordan-bravo]

use features = ["vendored"], it will automaticlly use rust OpenSSL rather than your system's OpenSSL

❯ cargo install --features vendored claude_cli
    Updating crates.io index
  Installing claude_cli v0.1.3
error: failed to compile `claude_cli v0.1.3`, intermediate artifacts can be found at `/tmp/cargo-installMpYHJ0`.
To reuse those artifacts with a future compilation, set the environment variable `CARGO_TARGET_DIR` to that path.

Caused by:
  none of the selected packages contains these features: vendored

There are no features listed in Cargo.toml and I looked up the claude_cli crate on docs.rs and it shows:

Any suggestions on how to proceed?