Problem installing Crypt::OpenSSL::Random on Win32

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

Using Strawberry Perl 5.8.9 on Windows XP Pro SP3, with the CPAN shell, I “install Crypt::OpenSSL::Random” and everything goes fine until:

  CPAN.pm: Going to build I/IR/IROBERTS/Crypt-OpenSSL-Random-0.04.tar.
+gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lssl
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lcrypto
Writing Makefile for Crypt::OpenSSL::Random
cp Random.pm blib\lib\Crypt\OpenSSL\Random.pm
AutoSplitting blib\lib\Crypt\OpenSSL\Random.pm (blib\lib\auto\Crypt\Op
+enSSL\Random)
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe C:\strawberry\perl\lib\ExtUtils\xsubpp
+  -typemap C:\strawberry\perl\lib\ExtUtils\typemap  Random.xs > Rando
+m.xsc && C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e "mv" 
+-- Random.xsc Random.c
Please specify prototyping behavior for Random.xs (see perlxs manual)
gcc -c          -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DHAVE_DES_FCRYPT -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -
+DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fno-strict-aliasing -DPER
+L_MSVCRT_READFIX -s -O2        -DVERSION=\"0.04\"    -DXS_VERSION=\"0
+.04\"  "-IC:\strawberry\perl\lib\CORE"   Random.c
Running Mkbootstrap for Crypt::OpenSSL::Random ()
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e "chmod" -- 644 
+Random.bs
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Mksymlists \
     -e "Mksymlists('NAME'=>\"Crypt::OpenSSL::Random\", 'DLBASE' => 'R
+andom', 'DL_FUNCS' => {  }, 'FUNCLIST' => [], 'IMPORTS' => {  }, 'DL_
+VARS' => []);"
dlltool --def Random.def --output-exp dll.exp
g++ -o blib\arch\auto\Crypt\OpenSSL\Random\Random.dll -Wl,--base-file 
+-Wl,dll.base -mdll -s -L"C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CORE" -L"C:\strawberr
+y\c\lib" Random.o -Wl,--image-base,0x3d0c0000  C:\strawberry\perl\lib
+\CORE\libperl58.a C:\strawberry\c\lib\libmsvcrt.a C:\strawberry\c\lib
+\libmoldname.a C:\strawberry\c\lib\libkernel32.a C:\strawberry\c\lib\
+libuser32.a C:\strawberry\c\lib\libgdi32.a C:\strawberry\c\lib\libwin
+spool.a C:\strawberry\c\lib\libcomdlg32.a C:\strawberry\c\lib\libadva
+pi32.a C:\strawberry\c\lib\libshell32.a C:\strawberry\c\lib\libole32.
+a C:\strawberry\c\lib\liboleaut32.a C:\strawberry\c\lib\libnetapi32.a
+ C:\strawberry\c\lib\libuuid.a C:\strawberry\c\lib\libws2_32.a C:\str
+awberry\c\lib\libmpr.a C:\strawberry\c\lib\libwinmm.a C:\strawberry\c
+\lib\libversion.a C:\strawberry\c\lib\libodbc32.a C:\strawberry\c\lib
+\libodbccp32.a dll.exp
Random.o:Random.c:(.text+0x141): undefined reference to `RAND_bytes'
Random.o:Random.c:(.text+0x301): undefined reference to `RAND_bytes'
Random.o:Random.c:(.text+0x4a6): undefined reference to `RAND_seed'
Random.o:Random.c:(.text+0x4c7): undefined reference to `RAND_status'
Random.o:Random.c:(.text+0x53c): undefined reference to `RAND_seed'
Random.o:Random.c:(.text+0x622): undefined reference to `RAND_egd'
Random.o:Random.c:(.text+0x6a9): undefined reference to `RAND_egd'
Random.o:Random.c:(.text+0x770): undefined reference to `RAND_status'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
dmake.EXE:  Error code 129, while making 'blib\arch\auto\Crypt\OpenSSL
+\Random\Random.dll'
  IROBERTS/Crypt-OpenSSL-Random-0.04.tar.gz
  C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.EXE -- NOT OK
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How do I fix this?

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Re: Problem installing Crypt::OpenSSL::Random on Win32 by ahmad (Hermit) on Dec 31, 2009 at 05:38 UTC
I do not actually use Strawberry Perl, but I think you have some missing library or at least not present in your "PATH" as it complains in the very first lines `Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lssl Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lcrypto` [download] For me, I no longer believe the "probably harmless" message. if it's harmless why would the module author require its existence ? Try installing the missing libraries first and/or make sure both are present in your PATH ... then try re-installing the module.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Problem installing Crypt::OpenSSL::Random on Win32 by syphilis (Archbishop) on Dec 31, 2009 at 08:27 UTC
ahmad is quite right. I just wanted to add that the library that needs to be installed is "openssl". (It will give you both "-lssl" and "-lcrypto"). Cheers, Rob	[reply]
Re^2: Problem installing Crypt::OpenSSL::Random on Win32 by TedHopp (Novice) on Dec 31, 2009 at 18:06 UTC
Strawberry Perl ships with both ssl and crypto libraries, named libssl32.a and libcrypt32.a. I tried copying the libraries to, respectively, libssl.a and libcrypto.a. The warnings about missing libraries went away, but the complaints about the unresolved references didn't. The RAND_* functions appear in openssl/rand.h, which ships with Strawberry, so the functions should be in there somewhere, right? I'm wondering if this is a configuration problem either with Strawberry Perl (v. 5.8.9.3) or (much less likely, I assume) with the CPAN module.	[reply]
Re^3: Problem installing Crypt::OpenSSL::Random on Win32 by Anonymous Monk on Dec 31, 2009 at 18:37 UTC
If you downloaded a win32 zip version of openssl (as opposed to installing mingw based version into C:\strawberry\c), you can use `perl Makefile.PL "LIBS=-LC:\openssl\lib\MinGW -llibeay32 -lssleay32" " +INC=-IC:\openssl\include"` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Problem installing Crypt::OpenSSL::Random on Win32 by TedHopp (Novice) on Dec 31, 2009 at 21:03 UTC
Re^5: Problem installing Crypt::OpenSSL::Random on Win32 by syphilis (Archbishop) on Jan 01, 2010 at 08:20 UTC
Re^5: Problem installing Crypt::OpenSSL::Random on Win32 by Anonymous Monk on Dec 31, 2009 at 22:46 UTC
Some notes below your chosen depth have not been shown here
Re^5: Problem installing Crypt::OpenSSL::Random on Win32 by ig (Vicar) on Jun 26, 2012 at 04:37 UTC