Since posting my question I tried using
HTTP::Tiny under 5.42.0 and it said:
IO::Socket::SSL 1.968 or later must be installed for https support
Net::SSLeay 1.49 or later must be installed for https support
When I tried to install
IO::Socket::SSL it tried to install
Net::SSLeay
and that failed 3 tests but the way it failed and the MANY failures shown on
fast2-matrix.cpantesters.org/?dist=Net-SSLeay+1.94 suggest to me that there
are fatal bugs in the test suite for Net::SSLeay. Check this out:
t/local/32_x509_get_cert_info.t ............. 1/746
# Failed test 'X509V3_EXT_print nid=103 extended-cert.cert.pem:4'
# at t/local/32_x509_get_cert_info.t line 273.
# got: 'Full Name:
# URI:http://intermediate-ca.net-ssleay.example/crl1.crl
#
# Full Name:
# URI:http://intermediate-ca.net-ssleay.example/crl2.crl
# '
# expected: 'Full Name:
# URI:http://intermediate-ca.net-ssleay.example/crl1.crl
# Full Name:
# URI:http://intermediate-ca.net-ssleay.example/crl2.crl'
# Failed test 'X509V3_EXT_print nid=86 extended-cert.cert.pem:6'
# at t/local/32_x509_get_cert_info.t line 273.
# got: 'email:intermediate-ca@net-ssleay.example, URI:http://
+intermediate-ca.net-ssleay.example, DNS:intermediate-ca.net-ssleay.ex
+ample, Registered ID:1.2.0.0, IP Address:192.168.0.1, IP Address:FD25
+:F814:AFB5:9873:0:0:0:1, othername: emailAddress:ica@net-ssleay.examp
+le'
# expected: 'email:intermediate-ca@net-ssleay.example, URI:http://
+intermediate-ca.net-ssleay.example, DNS:intermediate-ca.net-ssleay.ex
+ample, Registered ID:1.2.0.0, IP Address:192.168.0.1, IP Address:FD25
+:F814:AFB5:9873:0:0:0:1, othername: emailAddress::ica@net-ssleay.exam
+ple'
# Failed test 'X509V3_EXT_print nid=85 extended-cert.cert.pem:8'
# at t/local/32_x509_get_cert_info.t line 273.
# got: 'email:john.doe@net-ssleay.example, URI:http://johndoe
+.net-ssleay.example, DNS:johndoe.net-ssleay.example, Registered ID:1.
+2.3.4, IP Address:192.168.0.2, IP Address:FD25:F814:AFB5:9873:0:0:0:2
+, othername: emailAddress:jd@net-ssleay.example'
# expected: 'email:john.doe@net-ssleay.example, URI:http://johndoe
+.net-ssleay.example, DNS:johndoe.net-ssleay.example, Registered ID:1.
+2.3.4, IP Address:192.168.0.2, IP Address:FD25:F814:AFB5:9873:0:0:0:2
+, othername: emailAddress::jd@net-ssleay.example'
# Looks like you failed 3 tests of 746.
Notice the difference between "got" and "expected" are very subtle and minor.
cpanm -v --force Net::SSLeay got the module installed so IO::Socket::SSL would install and now HTTP::Tiny works.
