Make pointer to ripe context static
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ u3qe_ripe(u3_atom wid, u3_atom dat)
u3r_bytes(0, wid, (void*)dat_y, dat);
const EVP_MD* rip_u = EVP_ripemd160(); // ripem algorithm
- EVP_MD_CTX* con_u = NULL; // context
+ static EVP_MD_CTX* con_u = NULL; // context
/* build library context object
we do this once (and only once)
