Fixing broken openssl access in perl on Leopard

Well as I got a replacement box, I suppose I should actually document how I got it working.
pop up a terminal window.
$ sudo -s
# cpan
…. answer the prompts ….
from the cpan> prompt issue an install Crypt::SSLeay (it will probably break).
If it breaks, then do an:
cpan> look Crypt::SSLeay
… output elided …
# perl Makefile.PL
… answer questions …
# make
# make install
# lwp-request -x https://mail.google.com/mail/
… output elided, but it does contain the content of the secure google home page …