$Id -------- Abstract -------- Crypt::Nettle provides a Perl interface to the libnettle cryptographic functions. ------------ Requirements ------------ Crypt::Nettle requires that libnettle is installed on your system. You can use your favourite package manager or download the latest version of Nettle: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/nettle/ ------------------ Basic Installation ------------------ Crypt::Nettle may be installed through the CPAN shell in the usual manner. Typically: $ perl -MCPAN -e 'install Crypt::Nettle' You can also read this README from the CPAN shell: $ perl -MCPAN -e shell cpan> readme Crypt::Nettle And you can install the component from the CPAN prompt as well: cpan> install Crypt::Nettle ------------------- Manual Installation ------------------- This module may also be installed manually. Its distribution is available from the author's CPAN directory, , or a similarly named directory at your favorite CPAN mirror. Downloading and unpacking the distribution are left as exercises for the reader. To build and test it: perl Makefile.PL make test When you're ready to install the component: make install It should now be ready to use. ---------------- Acknowledgements ---------------- Crypt::Nettle started off using Crypt::GCrypt as a template. Thanks very much to Alessandro Ranellucci for the guidance. All mistakes are my own, of course. Thanks for reading! -- Daniel Kahn Gillmor