Installing Crypt::DSA on Windows
The Crypt::DSA Perl module speeds up TypeKey signature processing, but it can be hard to install. If you're running Movable Type on Windows with ActivePerl 5.8, you can get it with ppm from a repository run by Randy Kobes at the University of Winnipeg. Type these commands at the command line:
ppm(use the last number in the list, if it isn't 2)
rep add TheoryX http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/
search Math-Pari
install 2(use the last number in the list)
search Crypt-Random
install 2(use the last number in the list)
search Crypt-DSA
install 2
quit
Debian has a great packaging system, but it only has a C library for PARI, not the Math::Pari Perl module, and doesn't have a Crypt::DSA package at all. Feel free to TrackBack this post if you know an easy way to install Crypt::DSA in other environments.
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