Im having the same error that  djm34 had a while back.

Does anyone know the solution ?

Im trying to configure cudaminer on ubunto 14.04

checking whether we can compile AVX code... yes
checking whether we can compile XOP code... yes
checking whether we can compile AVX2 code... yes
checking for json_loads in -ljansson... no
checking for pthread_create in -lpthread... yes
checking for SSL_library_init in -lssl... no

configure: error: OpenSSL library required

bobmc3@bobmc3:~/Downloads/CudaMiner-master$

I do have openssl libraries installed but cant seem to get past this error.