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in thread Net-SSLeay problem in perl for Windows

Strawberry perl makes my test code run fine, so that's solved. But my app does not because the Tkx libraries are not included (it's a GUI app). My simple attempt to install them using "cpan Tkx" failed because Tcl wouldn't install for some reason. Trying "cpan Tcl" also failed, apparently because it calls tclsh, which doesn't exist.

For additional fun, I reinstalled ActivePerl and tried "cpan Net::SSLeay" which failed because it said it couldn't find OpenSSL. "cpan OpenSSL" failed because it couldn't find the namespace. I would seem to be stuck until ActiveState updates their code.

Lars

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Re^4: Net-SSLeay problem in perl for Windows
by syphilis (Archbishop) on Dec 20, 2019 at 02:27 UTC
    But my app does not because the Tkx libraries are not included

    I don't know how difficult it is to install Tkx on Strawberry Perl (or any other perl for that matter) as it's something I've not tried.

    If you think it's worth the effort, installing a Strawberry Perl that's binary-compatible with ActivePerl would allow your Strawberry Perl to access the ActivePerl Tkx installation.

    That is, if your ActivePerl is at version 5.X.b, you:
    1) Install Strawberry Perl version 5.X.a (where a <= b);
    2) Update Net::SSLeay (cpan -i Net::SSLeay) if Strawberry Perl's version of it is too old and buggy;
    3) Append the location of ActivePerl's Tkx to Strawberry Perl's @INC. (Actually, I think use lib; is the usual approach).

    If Tkx is accessing 3rd party dlls, then you may also need to modify the Strawberry Perl PATH setting to include the location of those dlls.

    Cheers,
    Rob
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      Install ActiveTcl
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        No thanks.
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Re^4: Net-SSLeay problem in perl for Windows
by Anonymous Monk on Dec 20, 2019 at 10:16 UTC
    Youre confusing openssl library for a perl/cpan module. Its not. Alien::OpenSSL might install it.
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