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Re: using GnuTLS 3.x and certificate checks
From: |
Ted Zlatanov |
Subject: |
Re: using GnuTLS 3.x and certificate checks |
Date: |
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 19:20:09 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.130008 (Ma Gnus v0.8) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
On Mon, 07 Oct 2013 18:24:39 -0400 Ted Zlatanov <address@hidden> wrote:
TZ> I found that many platforms are still on GnuTLS 2.x. Unfortunately I
TZ> think we should keep compatibility with 2.x for a while longer and make
TZ> the 3.x features optional. I hate that ambiguity and testing is made
TZ> harder, but OTOH we would keep supporting many users.
TZ> Here's a simple patch that finds GnuTLS 3.x and sets HAVE_GNUTLS3. In
TZ> that case we set the audit_log function; otherwise we keep
TZ> compatibility. Note the configure message that GnuTLS 3.x is highly
TZ> recommended.
TZ> Let me know what you think and if I should be more forceful here. If I
TZ> should keep the compatibility path I will also add a
TZ> `gnutls-library-version' string variable so ELisp code can use it and
TZ> start moving on the tasks listed in this thread.
Last chance to comment... I will commit the change tomorrow if there
are no objections.
Ted