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Dave_Tamillow_2
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Mar 18, 2004

need help with Perl setup

I've followed the quickstart guide for Windows, and I have ActiveState Perl installed. I'm getting errors on the installation of the Crypt-SSLeay ppm. It says it can't be found in the repository. Where can I get this?

 

 

Alternatively, I'd really like to set this up on a Solaris 8 box instead. I have Perl installed, but I need the Crypt-SSLeay. Is there an RPM you know of for the Crypt-SSLeay for Sparc?

 

 

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  • Joe_Pruitt's avatar
    Joe_Pruitt
    Mar 18, 2004
    I've been meaning to post this for a while and thanks to you here it is!

     

     

    It seems that the Crypt-SSLeay package was removed from the default repository that ActivePerl uses. But, a couple of google searches led me to where it still is available.

     

     

    Here's how to get the ppm installed with ActiveState

     

     

    c:\>

     

    PPM> set rep winnipeg http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages

     

    PPM> install Crypt-SSLeay

     

     

    I've verified that this works with ActivePerl v5.6.1. I seem to remember problems with v5.8. If you get things working there, please let me know.

     

     

    As for Solaris, you sould be able to use CPAN to get and build it. Keep in mind that you will need openssl installed before this package can be built.

     

     

    /> perl -MCPAN -e shell

     

    cpan> install Crypt::SSLeay

     

     

    I don't know of any prebuilt packages for Sparc but if you happen to find one please pass it along...

     

     

    -Joe
  • Shad_Lutz_12806's avatar
    Shad_Lutz_12806
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    Aug 04, 2005
    Found this on ActiveState's site...

     

     

    The two popular crypto modules Crypt-SSLeay and Net_SSLeay can be found in other repositories, and can be installed using PPM as follows:

     

     

    ppm install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/Crypt-SSLeay.ppd

     

     

    The above command installs the Perl 5.8 PPM of Crypt-SSLeay from the University of Winnipeg's PPM repositories. For the Perl 5.6 PPM, use the following command:

     

     

     

    ppm install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/Crypt-SSLeay.ppd