SSLeay & OpenSSL problem with install of IO::Socket::SSL

When downloading/installing IO::Socket::SSL off CPAN in perl 5.8.3, it
tries to install Net::SSLeay as well.

Then one gets a message that this ( SSLeay) is no longer supported, and
it says to get OpenSSL from www.openssl.org. It then asks for the
OpenSSL install location. However, when I give it the directory
location where OpenSSL is installed on yy system it says it can not
find what it is looking for .

Does anyane know what it is looking for ( a ftp:// or http:// site or
a 'specific' directory or a 'specific' version what) ??

Re: SSLeay & OpenSSL problem with install of IO::Socket::SSL

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news:1119627566.013204.277470@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com.. .
> When downloading/installing IO::Socket::SSL off CPAN in perl 5.8.3, it
> tries to install Net::SSLeay as well.
>
> Then one gets a message that this ( SSLeay) is no longer supported, and
> it says to get OpenSSL from www.openssl.org. It then asks for the
> OpenSSL install location. However, when I give it the directory
> location where OpenSSL is installed on yy system it says it can not
> find what it is looking for .
>
> Does anyane know what it is looking for ( a ftp:// or http:// site or
> a 'specific' directory or a 'specific' version what) ??
>

Maybe things would be clearer if you tried to install IO::Socket::SSL
manually (ie download, unpack, run 'perl Makefile.PL', etc.) instead of
using the automated CPAN.pm procedure.

Cheers,
Rob