in reply to IO::Socket::SSL - Install Issues

Install it manually. Download the module tarball. Unpack it with "tar -zxvf module.tgz", then "perl Makefile.PL", "make", and as root, "make install". If you do this, and get errors, report here what the error is. It should work with no problems. Not to denigrate the cpan shell, but I always install manually, and only resort to cpan when I have to deal with alot of dependencies.
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Re^2: IO::Socket::SSL - Install Issues
by DanielSpaniel (Scribe) on Jun 17, 2012 at 22:39 UTC
    Thanks for that zentara.

    I'm not familiar with doing this, so excuse my ignorance. However, I've downloaded and extracted, and I now have a directory, named as the module is, inside a local temp directory. Do I need to put this anywhere in particular before I do the "make" bits and pieces? Or does Perl figure it out?
    Thanks!
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      I now have a directory, named as the module is

      Just 'cd' into that directory and run 'perl Makefile.PL', etc.

      It doesn't matter where that directory is located.

      Cheers,
      Rob
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        Thanks Rob.

        Okay, I ran Makefile.PL and got the following:

        Warning: prerequisite Socket 1.95 not found. We have 1.8701.
        Writing Makefile for IO::Socket::SSL

        Does it matter too much, or am I okay to continue?

        Thanks again!
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