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diff --git a/doc/tips/SharedHosting.mdwn b/doc/tips/SharedHosting.mdwn index d061b0c86..f16849169 100644 --- a/doc/tips/SharedHosting.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/SharedHosting.mdwn @@ -174,6 +174,21 @@ DreamHost has a pretty installation and management GUI for SVN, but it means you svn add * svn commit -m "initial import" +# Make installing OpenID not suck +If you try to install the Net::OpenID::Consumer module, it takes forever (and for me, fails 90% of the time). Following the [tip found here](http://www.windley.com/archives/2007/04/speeding_up_cryptdh.shtml), installing the GMP (big math) plugin greatly speeds up the process and makes it, well, work for me. However, getting this to be used by Perl requires a few more steps. First, follow the directions [to install GMP](http://gmplib.org/) (grab the package and read the INSTALL doc), but the quick steps are : + + ./configure --prefix=YOUR_INSTALL_PATH_HERE # use something like ${HOME}/usr/local/ + make + make check + make install + +Then you'll have to add a few variables to your path [referenced by your compiled](http://www.psc.edu/general/software/packages/gcc/manual/gcc_36.html), namely : + + export C_INCLUDE_PATH=/home/flophouse/perl/include/ + export LIBRARY_PATH=/home/flophouse/perl/lib/ + +Then you should be able to install the module, and it'll be faster. + # Why do I have to do all of this? IANA Perl Expert. This is just what I found. |