Re: start_tls error

[Chris R. <chr...@me...>]

Ewa Skrenty <Ewa...@un...> wrote:
> Hi,
> I found the reason why I couldn't use start_tls function in my
> programms. I have used IO::Socket::SSL v.0.81 package and in this
> socketToSSL function differ from this in v.0.80 this package. Difference
> is in result of this method. In version 0.81 aren't implemented TIEHANDLE
> method ,because socketToSSL has implemented association with 
> IO::Socket::SSL and using 
> 
> tie *{$sock}, 'IO::Socket::SSL', $sock 
> 
> in Net::LDAP::start_tls function couses an error.

Yes, that would explain it.

> To use latest version of IO::Socket::SSL is possible to change
> following line of start_tls function od Net::LDAP package 
> from this:
> 
> (IO::Socket::SSL::socketToSSL($sock) and tie *{$sock}, 'IO::Socket::SSL',
> $sock)
> 
> to this 
> 
> IO::Socket::SSL::socketToSSL($sock)

If I recall (Graham?) the 'and tie ...' was to avoid a bug in
IO::Socket::SSL::socketToSSL. I guess that bug workaround could go, but
then there would need to be a test in the Makefile.PL for a specific (ie >=
0.81) version of IO::Socket::SSL.

Cheers,

Chris