2021-11-24 2:55 Neil Bowers <neilb@neilb.org> wrote: > When you install Perl, although it comes with HTTP::Tiny, it doesn't > support https because HTTP::Tiny requires IO::Socket::SSL (which isnât > bundled with Perl). This means that CPAN.pm and other tools can't make > https mandatory, as when bootstrapping a new box you'll typically install > perl then run cpan to first install Net::SSLeay and IO::Socket::SSL. > > I think we should make Perl support https "out of the box", so that > CPAN.pm could make https mandatory, and other modules could then support > https while relying only on core modules. > > One approach is to bundle Net::SSLeay and IO::Socket::SSL, but I don't > know if that's the best / right solution? > > One problem with bundling these modules is that we are then committed to > ensuring that they work on all supported platforms / configurations. Is it > ok to support https out-of-the-box on some supported platforms but not all > of them? I think so. > > Neil > My easy idea is to ask OS-distributors for including Net::SSLeay, Mozilla::CA, and IO::Socket::SSL to the standard Perl package. For example, ubuntu # Current perl package doesn't contain Net::SSLeay, Mozilla::CA, and IO::Socket::SSL apt install perl This is changed to: # perl package contains Net::SSLeay, Mozilla::CA, and IO::Socket::SSL apt install perl # perl-nossl package doesn't contain Net::SSLeay, Mozilla::CA, and IO::Socket::SSL apt install perl-nosslThread Previous | Thread Next