Hi, Under AIX, I have created a script which is checking URL status. Problems come when I want to check HTTPS URL status... To have my script working with HTTPS URLs, I must set the LIBPATH variable correctly : 
# LIBPATH=/opt/freeware/lib 
# ./check_url.pl https://myexample.com 
SUCCESS 
200 OK

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If the LIBPATH variable is not set, then.... 
# LIBPATH=""
# check_url.pl https://myexample.com
Can't load '/usr/opt/perl5/lib/site_perl/5.8.2/aix-thread-multi/auto/C
+rypt/SSLeay/SSLeay.so' for module Crypt::SSLeay:  0509-022 Cannot loa
+d module /usr/opt/perl5/lib/site_perl/5.8.2/aix-thread-multi/auto/Cry
+pt/SSLeay/SSLeay.so.
        0509-150   Dependent module /usr/lib/libcrypto.a(libcrypto.so.
+0.9.7) could not be loaded.
        0509-152   Member libcrypto.so.0.9.7 is not found in archive 
        0509-022 Cannot load module /usr/opt/perl5/lib/site_perl/5.8.2
+/aix-thread-multi/auto/Crypt/SSLeay/SSLeay.so.
        0509-150   Dependent module /usr/opt/perl5/lib/site_perl/5.8.2
+/aix-thread-multi/auto/Crypt/SSLeay/SSLeay.so could not be loaded. at
+ /usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.8.2/aix-thread-multi/DynaLoader.pm line 229.
 at scripts/check_url.pl line 22
Compilation failed in require at scripts/check_url.pl line 22.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at scripts/check_url.pl line 22.

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I've been reading about dynamic dependencies and I think that this is related to that. Does anyone of you is aware of a way to tell PERL that he should use this file /opt/freeware/lib/libcrypto.a instead of /usr/lib/libcrypto.a

Can I make it work with Dynaloader, if yes...I cannot figure out how !?

By the way, I've tried to set the LIBPATH variable at the beginning of my script, but it doesn't change anything...

My script has always been working fine, but since Openssl has been upgraded to a new version, I have this error message. I've been told that what I need from the libcrypto.a file has been removed from the libcrypto.a file coming with the new Openssl version. That's why we kept the old version installed...I just need to tell my script to go get the right one.

I hope that I am clear enough, all of this is pretty new to me!

In reply to Dynamic dependencies by Bruni007

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