Math libary issue when install Net::SSH::Perl

2007fld has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I have installed gp/pari and Math::Pari suceessfully. But when I'm tring to install Net::SSH::Perl, I got the following error:

Math::BigInt: couldn't load specified math lib(s), fallback to Math::BigInt::FastCalc at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/Crypt/DH.pm line 6

I only need to use ssh2, so I think I just need Pari and Math::Pari, no need for GMP etc., right? I have updated the LD_LIBRARY_PATH with the libary's path, still not luck.

I even edited the DH.pm file, so it only looks for Pari, still not luck.

I'm stuck. Please help and thanks a lot!

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Re: Math libary issue when install Net::SSH::Perl by salva (Canon) on Dec 10, 2010 at 22:22 UTC
Use Net::SSH2 or Net::OpenSSH instead of Net::SSH::Perl that is much more difficult to install, has lots of bugs and is not maintained any more.	[reply]
Re: Math libary issue when install Net::SSH::Perl by syphilis (Archbishop) on Dec 11, 2010 at 02:08 UTC
I even edited the DH.pm file, so it only looks for Pari, still not luck I think you'll also need to install Math-BigInt-Pari for that to work as intended. (It should be easy enough to build and install if you already have Math::Pari.) Note that the message you referred to in your post is just an "fyi", not an error. However, without the Pari or GMP support, Net::SSH::Perl will be very slow. Note also the advice already given by salva in this thread - imo, it's sound advice. Cheers, Rob	[reply]
Re: Math libary issue when install Net::SSH::Perl by Khen1950fx (Canon) on Dec 10, 2010 at 22:31 UTC
You need Math::GMP. Make sure that you have all the dependencies installed.	[reply]
Re: Math libary issue when install Net::SSH::Perl by Monkomatic (Sexton) on Dec 11, 2010 at 20:48 UTC
Have you tried CPAN? is pretty good at installing dependencies but sometimes it has a tendency to get confused if alot of them are involved. You might want to try PPM if using activestate. It seems to be much more reliable. I seem to remember having exactly the same problem running the exact same dependency Math::BigInt: PPM worked on it for me.	[reply]