how to get https pages with ActiveState build 806

[Martin 'Kingpin' Thurn]

I'm running ActiveState perl build 806 on Win98.
I want to GET an https page.
So far I did this, which I found in another thread thanks to Google:

c:> ppm
ppm> rep add winnipeg
http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/cgi-bin/ppmserver?urn:/PPMServer58
ppm> install Crypt-SSLeay

This downloaded 2 DLLs, libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll, and put them in my
path. BUT that's all. How do I install the "rest" of the Crypt::SSLeay
distribution? Where do I get the "loadable object for module
Crypt::SSLeay"? Running GET "https://www.paypal.com" gives me the dreaded
"501 Protocol scheme 'https' is not supported" error. LWP still thinks
Crypt::SSLeay is not installed!?!

 

[Geraldo]

I've built this on NT4 SP6 and XP SP1a but NOT 98.

pre-requsites:
Active State perl v5.8.0 binary build 806
MS Visual Studio 6

build from sources:
OpenSSL http://www.openssl.org/
version: NT4 0.9.6g / XP 0.9.7b
Net::SSLeay http://www.symlabs.com/Net_SSLeay/
Version: NT 1.20 / XP 1.21
IO::Socket::SSL from CPAN
Version: NT4 0.80 / XP 0.94

I tried all the freeware compilers first, but no success. Hence, VC6.
There are many versions of OpenSSL, Net-SSLeay and IO-Socket-SSL
available. After much trial and error, the above combinations worked.

Build and installation instructions come with each package, usually a
readme.win32 file. There are also pointers to various help resources
for win32 installations.

Good luck.

Geraldo

 

[Martin 'Kingpin' Thurn]

THANK YOU Geraldo! I got it working! Here's what I used:

* Windows 98
* ActivePerl build 806
* MSVC [Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 12.00.8168
for 80x86]
* openssl 0.9.6g [build according to INSTALL.W32]
* Net::SSLeay 1.20 [failed various local server tests, but web tests
succeed]
* IO::Socket::SSL 0.80