Const-correct X509V3_CONF_METHOD.

This is needed to fix all the config APIs to take const char *. I've
split it out as it's the only incompatible half of the change.

Update-Note: External definitions of X509V3_CONF_METHOD will need fix
the types of their functions. There should not be any of these (probably
hide this struct), but if there are, this aligns with upstream OpenSSL.

Change-Id: I6e760cfbca5d3f408215b8f3744acd1fd7f31391
Reviewed-on: https://boringssl-review.googlesource.com/c/boringssl/+/42727
Commit-Queue: David Benjamin <davidben@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Adam Langley <agl@google.com>
2 files changed
tree: 1aec8ae387c4edbc0907e260b550aa44ac61e17b
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  8. tool/
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  10. .clang-format
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  13. BREAKING-CHANGES.md
  14. BUILDING.md
  15. CMakeLists.txt
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  17. CONTRIBUTING.md
  18. FUZZING.md
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  22. LICENSE
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README.md

BoringSSL

BoringSSL is a fork of OpenSSL that is designed to meet Google's needs.

Although BoringSSL is an open source project, it is not intended for general use, as OpenSSL is. We don't recommend that third parties depend upon it. Doing so is likely to be frustrating because there are no guarantees of API or ABI stability.

Programs ship their own copies of BoringSSL when they use it and we update everything as needed when deciding to make API changes. This allows us to mostly avoid compromises in the name of compatibility. It works for us, but it may not work for you.

BoringSSL arose because Google used OpenSSL for many years in various ways and, over time, built up a large number of patches that were maintained while tracking upstream OpenSSL. As Google's product portfolio became more complex, more copies of OpenSSL sprung up and the effort involved in maintaining all these patches in multiple places was growing steadily.

Currently BoringSSL is the SSL library in Chrome/Chromium, Android (but it's not part of the NDK) and a number of other apps/programs.

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