configure: error: OpenSSL library required

[anver]

When running configure I get this error "configure: error: OpenSSL library required"

I installed open ssl using

sudo apt install libssl-dev

as I'm using Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch )

I ran ./autogen.sh and ran ./configure which brings me the same error. Please help. I tried so many things like the posts below

https://superuser.com/questions/371901/openssl-missing-during-configure-how-to-fix

https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/45741/building-on-ubuntu-16-missing-ssl-during-configure

Nothing works,

Please help.

[ghost]

I'm also having this same issue on debian 9, I also tried the solutions on the links OP posted but didn't worked

[ehmar]

For Debian 9 try...

apt install libssl1.0-dev

[plenarius]

This fixed the problem for me:
sed -i s/SSL_library_init/OPENSSL_init_ssl/ configure.ac configure

[AImissq]

This fixed the problem for me: sed -i s/SSL_library_init/OPENSSL_init_ssl/ configure.ac configure

Fixed it for me too