openssl-1.0.1f msys/mingw64 build fail - build

Question

I am getting an error building openssl-1.0.1f with msys/mingw64:
installing libcrypto.a
/bin/sh: line 5: mingw64bin/ranlib.exe: No such file or directory
installing libssl.a
/bin/sh: line 5: mingw64bin/ranlib.exe: No such file or directory
make: *** [install_sw] Error 1
when I run .Configure I get:
ENGINES_OBJ =
PROCESSOR =
RANLIB =\mingw64\bin/ranlib.exe
ARFLAGS =
PERL =perl
Soooooo seems pretty easy I just need to change the backslashes to slashes
I open .Configure and search for Ranlib and I get:
my $ranlib = $ENV{'RANLIB'} || $fields[$idx_ranlib];
Farther down:
\$\(CROSS_COMPILE\)$cc/;
s/^AR=\s*/AR= \$\(CROSS_COMPILE\)/;
s/^NM=\s*/NM= \$\(CROSS_COMPILE\)/;
s/^RANLIB=\s*/RANLIB= \$\(CROSS_COMPILE\)/;
Oookkeeee why not change \s*/RANLIB= \$(CROSS_COMPILE)/; to \s*/RANLIB= /$/(CROSS_COMPILE)/;
Scalar found where operator expected at ./Configure line 1619, near "s/^RANLIB=\s*/RANLIB= /$/"
Backslash found where operator expected at ./Configure line 1619, near "CROSS_COMPILE\"
syntax error at ./Configure line 1619, near "s/^RANLIB=\s*/RANLIB= /$/"
Execution of ./Configure aborted due to compilation errors.
How I feel:
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/234/765/b7e.jpg
For those still wondering, yes I am a beginner.
Soooo my questions:
Is ranlib path the real problem here? If so, how can I make msys see slashes instead of backslashes? If you know the answer, do you think you can use concise and clear explanations?

Answer 1

I suspect you are trying to build OpenSSL not from the MSYS console.
You should run these commands from the MSYS console (to start it, use C:\msys64\msys.bat):
perl Configure mingw64 --prefix=/wherever-you-need-to-put-it
make
make test
make install
P.S. MSYS should be configured for using MinGW: you should create a file C:\msys64\etc\fstab with a line like this (adjust the first part if it is different on your machine).
c:/mingw64 /mingw