./configure: line 13867: syntax error near unexpected token `openssl,libcrypto,'

[lindabang]

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[lindabang]

os: ubuntu 18.04.1 mysql: 5.7

[wferi]

Was pkg-config installed when you generated the configure script?

[NigelCunningham]

Closing as we're now using Meson to build.