give EC_GROUP_new_by_nid a more meanigful name:
EC_GROUP_new_by_nid -> EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name

apps/ecparam.c

diff --git a/apps/ecparam.c b/apps/ecparam.c
index 181cccc..b978628 100644
--- a/apps/ecparam.c
+++ b/apps/ecparam.c
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
 			goto end;
 			}
 
-		group = EC_GROUP_new_by_nid(nid);
+		group = EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name(nid);
 		if (group == NULL)
 			{
 			BIO_printf(bio_err, "unable to create curve (%s)\n",