diff --git a/var/spack/packages/openssl/package.py b/var/spack/packages/openssl/package.py index 779c31af120..a24de20cc37 100644 --- a/var/spack/packages/openssl/package.py +++ b/var/spack/packages/openssl/package.py @@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ def install(self, spec, prefix): "zlib", "no-krb5", "shared") - # Remove non-standard compiler options if present + # Remove non-standard compiler options if present. These options are + # present e.g. on Darwin. They are non-standard, i.e. most compilers + # (e.g. gcc) will not accept them. filter_file(r'-arch x86_64', '', 'Makefile') make()