[HOWTO] - Installing OpenSSL and the SSL perl module Net::SSLeay.pm

[MacMarshall]

Yoshi,

I haven't bought an OS X Mac yet, but I have written Perl apps under UNIX. The way you're installing the SSL library is fine, but it does have a major limitation: Portability.

Here's the problem you can have: Somebody develops a big Perl app, tests the daylights out of it, installs it on a different machine -- and it doesn't work. The cause is usually that a library such as SSL or XMLParser was installed in a system-wide directory on the development system, but not on the production machine.

On UNIX boxes, I TAR up the installed version of the library, and move & un-tar it to a sub-directory of my Perl app (like "libs/"). Then, I add "libs/" to the PUSH@INC line in the beginning of my Perl app. When I distribute my Perl app, I tar it up with its sub-directories. This way, my app can be installed on any system that has the baseline installation of Perl.

If you're only writing stuff for personal use, it does not matter. But if the code is going to be used for production, such as a 24x7 web server, the method I describe can make life a lot easier. On the other hand, if the SSL library includes any compiled files (such as .so files), these files won't be cross-platform to other UNIX or Windows boxes - so you're better off writing clear instructions.

[travelfox]

i know this is an old thread, but i'm having trouble installing this zip file. can someone please help me out with this. i'm trying to get this to work with the informer widget. my real trouble is where do u put the file once u change it's name, and what is "your user name" (cd /users/YOURUSERNAME/desktop/) cause i tried everything & nothing works. can someone post a better example - thanks - T/F

[PER3]

Originally Posted by travelfox

i know this is an old thread, but i'm having trouble installing this zip file. can someone please help me out with this. i'm trying to get this to work with the informer widget. my real trouble is where do u put the file once u change it's name, and what is "your user name" (cd /users/YOURUSERNAME/desktop/) cause i tried everything & nothing works. can someone post a better example - thanks - T/F

Judging from your post, you are trying to install SSL. You don't need to now—the already installed version works fine. You only need to install net_SSLeay.

"Your user name" is just that—the name you use to log on.

When I installed net_SSLeay, I followed the instructions for Unix in the read me (on an Intel Book).

I didn't use

perl Makefile.PL -t

but rather


./Makefile.PL -t
sudo make install

What is your machine?

[PER3]

Oh, and it might not hurt to use the more recent Net_SSLeay.pm-1.30. Just Google it!

[travelfox]

thanks for the help - i got a intel mac 2 gigs of ram, core 2 duo. i will look it - T/F