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Development on the Net::SSH::Perl module to support latest ciphers, key exchange mechanisms, etc.
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SSH2MP: A question and an issue (with Net::SFTP) #9

Closed whindsx closed 7 years ago

whindsx commented 7 years ago

It appears that Net::SSH::Perl::Util::SSH2MP was removed around version 2.01 -> 2.02. Which causes the following error in Net::SFTP v0.10:

Undefined subroutine &Net::SFTP::Buffer::bin2mp called at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.18.0/Net/SFTP/Buffer.pm line 19.

The bin2mp function was imported into Net::SFTP::Buffer via: 

use Net::SSH::Perl::Util qw( :ssh2mp );

But now it's gone from Net::SSH::Perl::Util.

So the question is why was lib/Net/SSH/Perl/Util/SSH2MP.pm removed?

lkinley commented 7 years ago

SSHMP required Math::Pari, which is a problematic library in the licensing and some distros won’t include it.

It can also be a pain to compile on many platforms. I went to great lengths to excise it from the code.

If you want a Net::SFTP that works with v2, use this: https://github.com/lkinley/Net-SFTP

I hope to get this on CPAN soon.

whindsx commented 7 years ago

I tested your Net::SFTP with Net::SSH::Perl v2.12 on my system (Solaris 11.3 x86) and it seems fine.

I guess those folks that are on Net::SSH::Perl between 2.01 and 2.12 are out of luck since your Net::SFTP depends on Net::SSH::Perl 2.12?

lkinley commented 7 years ago

It will work with 2.09, but 2.09 has some bugs. I put 2.12 as the requirement to avoid those bugs, but the guy who posts the CPAN releases has not done 2.12 yet.

lkinley commented 7 years ago

2.12 was released, but 2.13 coming soon to fix some other bugs that only affect deprecated ciphers.