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## Title

    Proposed fix: [Rust openssl-sys] build fails 'Could not find directory of OpenSSL installation, and this `-sys` crate cannot proceed without this knowledge' — missing libssl-dev/pkg-config (or use ven

## Body

    Recommended action: Install pkg-config and libssl-dev (Debian/Ubuntu) or openssl-devel (Fedora); or set OPENSSL_DIR; or enable the `vendored` feature (needs C compiler, perl, make) to build OpenSSL statically; for cross builds consider switching to a rustls-based TLS feature if the dependent crate offers one.
    
    Option: Install OpenSSL dev headers and pkg-config [evidence: official_recommended_action]
    Applies when: Linux native builds
    Steps:
    1. apt-get install -y pkg-config libssl-dev (or dnf install openssl-devel pkgconf)
    2. cargo clean -p openssl-sys && cargo build
    Expected: Build script finds OpenSSL
    
    Option: Use the vendored feature [evidence: official_recommended_action]
    Applies when: Cross-compiling or no system OpenSSL
    Steps:
    1. Add openssl = { version = "0.10", features = ["vendored"] }
    2. Ensure perl, make and a C compiler exist
    Expected: OpenSSL built from source and statically linked
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.

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