I've been trying to compile Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 on my Solaris boxes and I am losing my hair too fast over it. It compiled fine under Mac OSX.

So I'm down to wondering if it something with the way the Perl binaries were compiled.

Here's the rundown, I'm hoping someone has some wisdom for me.

Initial problems right away with the execution of 'perl Makefile.PL', complaining about about an option (-lcrypt). I wonder if this isn't a linux thing so I comment that out of the Makefile.PL and adjust the inc and lib paths in the PL to point to a known, good, 64bit OpenSSL library and the include file for the opencsw location:

use inc::Module::Install;
name('Crypt-OpenSSL-X509');
license('perl');
perl_version('5.005');
all_from('X509.pm');
homepage 'https://github.com/dsully/perl-crypt-openssl-x509';
bugtracker 'https://github.com/dsully/perl-crypt-openssl-x509/issues';
requires_external_cc();
cc_inc_paths('/opt/csw/include');
cc_lib_paths('/opt/csw/lib/sparcv9');
#cc_lib_links('crypto');
cc_optimize_flags('-O2 -g -Wall -Werror -mcpu=v9 -m64 ');
auto_install();
WriteAll();

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I have a 64 bit perl compiled. 
ckevinj@wbz-r01:Crypt-OpenSSL-X509-1.800.2 $file `which perl`
/tools/perl/5_14_2/bin/perl:    ELF 64-bit MSB executable SPARCV9 Vers
+ion 1, dynamically linked, not stripped

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The Makefile is made cleanly. 
ckevinj@wbz-r01:Crypt-OpenSSL-X509-1.800.2 $perl Makefile.PL 
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Crypt::OpenSSL::X509
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json

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The gmake is clean. 
ckevinj@wbz-r01:Crypt-OpenSSL-X509-1.800.2 $gmake -i
cp X509.pm blib/lib/Crypt/OpenSSL/X509.pm
/tools/perl/5_14_2/bin/perl "-Iinc" /tools/perl/5_14_2/lib/5.14.2/ExtU
+tils/xsubpp  -typemap /tools/perl/5_14_2/lib/5.14.2/ExtUtils/typemap 
+-typemap typemap  X509.xs > X509.xsc && mv X509.xsc X509.c
gcc -c  -I/opt/csw/include -mcpu=v9 -m64 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -f
+stack-protector -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DPERL_USE
+_SAFE_PUTENV -DPERL_USE_SAFE_PUTENV -O2 -g -Wall -Werror -mcpu=v9 -m6
+4    -DVERSION=\"1.800.2\" -DXS_VERSION=\"1.800.2\" -fPIC "-I/tools/p
+erl/5_14_2/lib/5.14.2/sun4-solaris-64/CORE"   X509.c
Running Mkbootstrap for Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 ()
chmod 644 X509.bs
rm -f blib/arch/auto/Crypt/OpenSSL/X509/X509.so
gcc  -mcpu=v9 -m64 -G -L/usr/lib/sparcv9 -fstack-protector -G X509.o  
+-o blib/arch/auto/Crypt/OpenSSL/X509/X509.so      \
        \
  
chmod 755 blib/arch/auto/Crypt/OpenSSL/X509/X509.so
cp X509.bs blib/arch/auto/Crypt/OpenSSL/X509/X509.bs
chmod 644 blib/arch/auto/Crypt/OpenSSL/X509/X509.bs
Manifying blib/man3/Crypt::OpenSSL::X509.3

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But the object is not useable. It has so many missing symbols that seem to be mostly Perl related. 
ckevinj@wbz-r01:Crypt-OpenSSL-X509-1.800.2 $ldd -d blib/arch/auto/Cryp
+t/OpenSSL/X509/X509.so
        libssp.so.0 =>   /opt/csw/lib/sparcv9/libssp.so.0
        libc.so.1 =>     /lib/64/libc.so.1
        libgcc_s.so.1 =>         /opt/csw/lib/sparcv9/libgcc_s.so.1
        symbol not found: main          (blib/arch/auto/Crypt/OpenSSL/
+X509/X509.so)
        symbol not found: PL_sv_undef           (blib/arch/auto/Crypt/
+OpenSSL/X509/X509.so)
        symbol not found: PL_markstack_ptr              (blib/arch/aut
+o/Crypt/OpenSSL/X509/X509.so)
        symbol not found: PL_stack_sp           (blib/arch/auto/Crypt/
+OpenSSL/X509/X509.so)
        symbol not found: PL_stack_base         (blib/arch/auto/Crypt/
+OpenSSL/X509/X509.so)
        symbol not found: PL_op         (blib/arch/auto/Crypt/OpenSSL/
+X509/X509.so)
        symbol not found: PL_curpad             (blib/arch/auto/Crypt/
+OpenSSL/X509/X509.so)
        symbol not found: PL_sv_no              (blib/arch/auto/Crypt/
+OpenSSL/X509/X509.so)
        symbol not found: PL_sv_yes             (blib/arch/auto/Crypt/
+OpenSSL/X509/X509.so)
        symbol not found: i2d_ASN1_HEADER               (blib/arch/aut
+o/Crypt/OpenSSL/X509/X509.so)
        symbol not found: PL_unitcheckav                (blib/arch/aut
+o/Crypt/OpenSSL/X509/X509.so)
        symbol not found: PL_scopestack_ix              (blib/arch/aut
+o/Crypt/OpenSSL/X509/X509.so)
        libm.so.2 =>     /lib/64/libm.so.2
        /platform/SUNW,Sun-Fire-T1000/lib/sparcv9/libc_psr.so.1

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My Perl binary is not multi-threaded. I looked for libperl.so in the /tools/perl/5_14_2 path to put in my LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64, but there was only a libperl.a.

I did find some issues with a tool where some one was getting similar symbol issues when they were trying to run a module that expected a multi-threaded perl but it wasn't. So I'm attempting to recompile Perl again as multi-threaded to test that possibility.

In reply to Solaris problem or compile options by ckevinj

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