anaconda_wly has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I want to install Net::SSLeay and Net::SSH2. When I type: cpan> install Net::SSLeay I got error after downloading finished:

......downloading something I didn't print out all..... Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/server_key.pem

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/ephemeral.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/passwd-cb.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/tcpcat.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/sslcat.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/bio.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/cli-cert.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/ssl-inetd-serv.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/callback.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/get_page_cert.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/get_page.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/tcpecho.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/x509_cert_details.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/bulk.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/req.conf

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/sslecho.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/makecert.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/get_authenticated_page.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/ssl_diff.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/minicli.pl

Net-SSLeay-1.52/examples/stdio_bulk.pl

CPAN.pm: Going to build M/MI/MIKEM/Net-SSLeay-1.52.tar.gz

Set up gcc environment - 3.4.5 (mingw-vista special r3)

Checking if your kit is complete...

Looks good

Warning: Guessing NAME Net-SSLeay-1.52-ZteTKN from current directory name.

Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lssl *** Could not find OpenSSL

If it's already installed, please set the OPENSSL_PREFIX environment

variable accordingly. If it isn't installed yet, get the latest version

from http://www.openssl.org/.

No 'Makefile' created MIKEM/Net-SSLeay-1.52.tar.gz

C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site -- NOT OK

Running make test Make had some problems, won't test

Running make install Make had some problems, won't install

Failed during this command:

MIKEM/Net-SSLeay-1.52.tar.gz : writemakefile NO -- No 'Makefile' created

I encountered this error on two different machines, one Win7, one Win2k3 64bit. Perl version installed is 32bit 5.12 active perl.

I got this message on two machines: one for win7, one for win2k3 64bit, both installed 32bit perl. It seems very easy to reproduce. I went to http://www.openssl.org/ as mentioned to download openssl, but there're only tar files available, after unpacked using 7zip, only unix like makefiles, seems not for windows.

Then I download from another website a windows64 version of OpenSSL. It only comprise an exe file and some libs, very small. I set its path(ie. exe file path) to OPENSSL_PREFIX env as the CPAN error message mentioned and close the cmd.exe, reopen and repeat the CPAN install command, but the error still there....

why Net::SSLeay so hard to install?

Thank a lot for any help!

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Re: can't install Net::SSLeay
by marto (Cardinal) on Jan 31, 2013 at 11:50 UTC

    It's important that you read the documentation for the modules (or programs or libraries) you want to use.README says:

    Windows:
    Supported on 32 and 64 bit platforms
    See README.Win32 for details

    [download]

    README.Win32. Super Search for further discussions on this topic. Strawberry Perl ships with this (and many other useful modules) as standard. Consider also the ppm installation route.

    Update: Expanded first sentence, added last sentence.

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Re: can't install Net::SSLeay
by syphilis (Archbishop) on Feb 01, 2013 at 06:15 UTC
    why Net::SSLeay so hard to install?

    As already mentioned, ppm does make it easy. The following should install it for you: 
    ppm install http://www.sisyphusion.tk/ppm/Net-SSLeay.ppd --force

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    There are perhaps ppm packages for Net::SSLeay available from other locations, too.

    Cheers,
    Rob
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Re: can't install Net::SSLeay
by vinoth.ree (Monsignor) on Jan 31, 2013 at 12:01 UTC

    Your error message suggests that you probably have not installed the OpenSSL library/headers or it is in a location not known to perl. Install it with the package manager of your operating system, or compile and install it.

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      They're aware that they don't have openssl installed. They said:

      "one Win7, one Win2k3 64bit"

      Neither of these Operating systems have a package manager in the sense that you're thinking of. The openssl release notes include INSTALL.W32/INSTALL.W64 which provide installation instructions.

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Re: can't install Net::SSLeay
by Anonymous Monk on Feb 01, 2013 at 09:59 UTC

    Then I download from another website a windows64 version of OpenSSL. It only comprise an exe file and some libs, very small. I set its path(ie. exe file path) to OPENSSL_PREFIX env as the CPAN error message mentioned and close the cmd.exe, reopen and repeat the CPAN install command, but the error still there....

    How did you set OPENSSL_PREFIX, what commands did you use?

    why Net::SSLeay so hard to install?

    It really isn't that hard, even comes detailed directions, you're simply computer challenged

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