From: James Britt <jamesUNDERBARb@...>
Date: 2004-12-03T03:02:39+09:00
Subject: Re: OpenSSL and 1-click installer (Re: [ANN] Net::SSH 0.6.0)

Jamis Buck wrote:

> James Britt wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone gotten Net:SSH working with the 1-click version?
> 
> 
> Well, I have, but only because I compiled the Ruby/OpenSSL module 
> myself. It relies on version 8 of the msvcrt dll, which you may or may 
> not have installed, but if you'd like I can send along (or post) the 
> binary version I created.

Thank you; I may take you up on the offer of the binary.  I have
numerous copies of msvcrt.dll, though the latest seems to be version
6.something.  Where does one get version 8?

I'd be most interested in understanding how to reproduce this myself, in
part because I know of people who are interested in using Ruby for
corporate admin tools, but problems with SSL on Windows hold them back.

I think the ideal situation would be to have the required DLL included
in the 1-click installer; maybe the next best thing is a set of clear
instructions on creating the DLL.  And the a pre-compiled binary as a
fall back.


Thanks again,

James