Building on OpenVMS

======================

You'll need to either build and install OpenSSL from source using the

authoritative sources from openssl.org or install a PCSI kit from HPE or

VSI.  Building against your own from-source installation currently uses

SSL object libraries that will be statically linked into the

Net::SSLeay shareable image.  That means no updates to SSL without

updating Net::SSLeay.

Building against a vendor installation gives you the possibility of SSL

updates without rebuilding Net::SSLeay, assuming the upgrade is binary

compatible, and also gets you the possibility of vendor support if you

encounter a problem that is within the SSL libraries.  If you don't know

what any of this means, just use whatever is already on your system (if

anything) or install whatever is easiest.

Once you've got a working installation of the SSL libraries, the steps

to build Net::SSLeay on VMS are really the same as building any other

package,and should look something like:

 $ gzip -d Net-SSLeay-xx.xx.tar.gz

 $ vmstar -xvf Net-SSLeay-xx.xx.tar

 $ set default [.Net-SSLeay-xx_xx]

 $ perl Makefile.PL

 $ mmk

 $ mmk test

 $ mmk install