Looking over a bunch of ldd info I'm noticing that the example I ran links to
libcurl.so.3 libssl.so.0.9.7 libcrypto.so.0.9.7 however, libcurlpp has been recompiled to link to libcurl.so.4 libssl.so.4 libcrypto.so.4 So I'm starting to think there might be a problem there.
Then you should consider adding it. Or perhaps you can first, if you still experience the hang after making sure all your work is using the libs you intend (by clearing up the double versions), run strace on the app to figure out what it does when it hangs.
Also, I've heard strace mentioned before, but again, don't have the command. Quite a hole i've gotten myself into here. No more CGI projects on unmaintained servers for me after this. Lesson learned, headache achieved.
