I don't mind sharing, but it is a long time ago and I'm on a different Linux now, so I don't remember. Given my level of computer expertise I probably searched for some guide and followed that.
Maybe this one: http://www.x86linux.org/wiki/index.php/Bitcoin_on_Fedora_18 ?
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bitcoin+fedora+secp256k1+openssl+build&t=canonical
tanx for that ...
i have seen/read some of the articles and patches - but am still at wits end as to how to implement it without inherently changing the OS itself ...
openssl ( fedora hobble ) is intrinsic to the OS - so a separate compile seems to be the only way without damaging everything in fedora 20 ...
wtf were these guys thinking - and over what ... a 'possible' legal issue over a curve?
what next - an amd catalyst driver drop from rpmfusion repos ... ?
oops - spoke way too late there huh?
crysx