Monks,
I'm looking for an interface module to GPG/GnuPG.
Is there a module that 'just installs' and 'just works' ?
I've done some research on CPAN and tried installing some of them.
The 4 I've found are :
1. GPG - died of bit rot/old age (apparently)
2. GnuPG - died of bit rot/old age (apparently)
3. GnuPG::Interface - failed to install (see below)
4. Crypt::GPG - failed to install (see below)

GnuPG::Interface install errors:

Running install for module GnuPG::Interface
Running make for F/FT/FTOBIN/GnuPG-Interface-0.33.tar.gz
  Is already unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/GnuPG-Interfac
+e-0.33
  Has already been processed within this session
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/clearsign................FAILED tests 1-2
        Failed 2/2 tests, 0.00% okay
t/decrypt..................ok
t/detach_sign..............FAILED tests 1-2
        Failed 2/2 tests, 0.00% okay
t/encrypt..................NOK 1gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on home
+dir "test"gpg: checking the trustdb
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
unknown record type tru at blib/lib/GnuPG/Interface.pm (autosplit into
+ blib/lib/auto/GnuPG/Interface/get_keys.al) line 548, <GEN27> line 1.
t/encrypt..................FAILED tests 1-3
        Failed 3/3 tests, 0.00% okay
t/encrypt_symmetrically....ok
t/export_keys..............ok
t/Fingerprint..............ok
t/get_public_keys..........gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on homedir "
+test"
unknown record type tru at blib/lib/GnuPG/Interface.pm (autosplit into
+ blib/lib/auto/GnuPG/Interface/get_keys.al) line 548, <GEN14> line 1.
t/get_public_keys..........ok
t/get_secret_keys..........gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on homedir "
+test"
t/get_secret_keys..........ok
t/import_keys..............ok
t/Interface................ok
t/list_public_keys.........ok
t/list_secret_keys.........ok
t/list_sigs................ok
t/passphrase_handling......NOK 2gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on home
+dir "test"gpg: no default secret key: unusable secret key
gpg: signing failed: unusable secret key
t/passphrase_handling......FAILED tests 1-3
        Failed 3/3 tests, 0.00% okay
t/sign.....................FAILED tests 1-2
        Failed 2/2 tests, 0.00% okay
t/sign_and_encrypt.........FAILED tests 1-2
        Failed 2/2 tests, 0.00% okay
t/UserId...................ok
t/verify...................ok
t/wrap_call................ok
Failed Test             Stat Wstat Total Fail  Failed  List of Failed
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------
t/clearsign.t                          2    2 100.00%  1-2
t/detach_sign.t                        2    2 100.00%  1-2
t/encrypt.t                            3    3 100.00%  1-3
t/passphrase_handling.t                3    3 100.00%  1-3
t/sign.t                               2    2 100.00%  1-2
t/sign_and_encrypt.t                   2    2 100.00%  1-2
Failed 6/20 test scripts, 70.00% okay. 14/51 subtests failed, 72.55% o
+kay.
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 255
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force
<P>
Crypt::GPG install:<br>
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/01-keygen....

NOTE: Key generation tests can take quite a long time.
      If the tests fail, you may not have GPG installed.
      Or you may need to generate more randomness on your
      computer (by running a recursive directory listing
      in the background, for example).

file not found: /usr/local/bin/gpg at /root/.cpan/build/Crypt-GPG-1.52
+/blib/lib/Crypt/GPG.pm line 803
t/01-keygen....dubious
        Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
DIED. FAILED tests 1-3
        Failed 3/3 tests, 0.00% okay
t/02-import....file not found: /usr/local/bin/gpg at /root/.cpan/build
+/Crypt-GPG-1.52/blib/lib/Crypt/GPG.pm line 803
t/02-import....dubious
        Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
DIED. FAILED test 1
        Failed 1/1 tests, 0.00% okay
t/03-export....file not found: /usr/local/bin/gpg at /root/.cpan/build
+/Crypt-GPG-1.52/blib/lib/Crypt/GPG.pm line 803
t/03-export....dubious
        Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
DIED. FAILED tests 1-15
        Failed 15/15 tests, 0.00% okay
t/04-encdec....file not found: /usr/local/bin/gpg at /root/.cpan/build
+/Crypt-GPG-1.52/blib/lib/Crypt/GPG.pm line 803
t/04-encdec....dubious
        Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
DIED. FAILED tests 1-15
        Failed 15/15 tests, 0.00% okay
t/05-sigver....file not found: /usr/local/bin/gpg at /root/.cpan/build
+/Crypt-GPG-1.52/blib/lib/Crypt/GPG.pm line 803
t/05-sigver....dubious
        Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
DIED. FAILED tests 1-48
        Failed 48/48 tests, 0.00% okay
t/06-keyops....file not found: /usr/local/bin/gpg at /root/.cpan/build
+/Crypt-GPG-1.52/blib/lib/Crypt/GPG.pm line 803
t/06-keyops....dubious
        Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
DIED. FAILED tests 1-45
        Failed 45/45 tests, 0.00% okay
Failed Test   Stat Wstat Total Fail  Failed  List of Failed
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------
t/01-keygen.t  255 65280     3    6 200.00%  1-3
t/02-import.t  255 65280     1    2 200.00%  1
t/03-export.t  255 65280    15   30 200.00%  1-15
t/04-encdec.t  255 65280    15   30 200.00%  1-15
t/05-sigver.t  255 65280    48   96 200.00%  1-48
t/06-keyops.t  255 65280    45   90 200.00%  1-45
Failed 6/6 test scripts, 0.00% okay. 127/127 subtests failed, 0.00% ok
+ay.
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 255
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force

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FYI, I'm on RH FC3, perl v5.8.5 built for i386-linux-thread-multi, Linux 2.6.10-1.770_FC3smp
I really, really don't want to have to roll my own.
Surely there is one that can be used reliably?
Thx for any help
Chris

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