Cannot emerge net-misc/openssh-5.6_p1-r2 ~x86

[htmler2]

I've ran revdep-rebuild, emerge --sync, etc.. I can't seem to emerge the latest openssh.

#more /var/tmp/portage/net-misc/openssh-5.6_p1-r2/temp/build.log
checking OpenSSL header version... 1000003f (OpenSSL 1.0.0c 2 Dec 2010)
checking OpenSSL library version... not found
configure: error: OpenSSL library not found.

!!! Please attach the following file when seeking support:
!!! /var/tmp/portage/net-misc/openssh-5.6_p1-r2/work/openssh-5.6p1/config.log
* ERROR: net-misc/openssh-5.6_p1-r2 failed:
* econf failed
*
* Call stack:
* ebuild.sh, line 56: Called src_configure
* environment, line 3407: Called econf '--with-ldflags=-Wl,-O1 -Wl,--as-needed' '--disable-strip' '--sysconfdir=/etc/ssh' '--libexecdir=/usr/lib/misc' '
--datadir=/usr/share/openssh' '--with-privsep-path=/var/empty' '--with-privsep-user=sshd' '--with-md5-passwords' '--with-ssl-engine' '--with-pam' '--without-kerberos5
' '--without-libedit' '--without-selinux' '--without-skey' '--with-tcp-wrappers'
* ebuild.sh, line 552: Called die
* The specific snippet of code:
* die "econf failed"
*
* If you need support, post the output of 'emerge --info =net-misc/openssh-5.6_p1-r2',
* the complete build log and the output of 'emerge -pqv =net-misc/openssh-5.6_p1-r2'.
* The complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/net-misc/openssh-5.6_p1-r2/temp/build.log'.
* The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/net-misc/openssh-5.6_p1-r2/temp/environment'.
* S: '/var/tmp/portage/net-misc/openssh-5.6_p1-r2/work/openssh-5.6p1'

[htmler2]

See: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-853371-start-0.html

[desultory]

Moved from Networking & Security to Duplicate Threads, as per link above.