Re: GnuTLS Development Files on Slackware-current

On 05/19/2012 06:45 PM, Robby Workman wrote:
> Okay, now we're talking.  Of course, I'd have noticed that if I'd
> read your original mail more closely.  Sorry - I get a bit jaded
> about all of the folks trying to build stuff that's already in
> Slackware.
>
>
>> Is there another (easier) way to solve this?
>
>
> Well, I *still* think something else is wrong locally there - Pat
> just upgraded pan to 0.137 in the -current tree, so it should be
> able to build there without any problems.  Of course, you indicate
> that a newer GnuTLS is needed to build with TLS enabled, so...
>
> I wonder if the gnutls folks messed up the 2.12 branch accidentally
> (or maybe on purpose).  The 3.x versions require a couple of new
> crypt libraries to build.  However, since you got 2.12.10+ to build
> there, I suspect the issue is as simple as "you're not telling the
> linker where to look for the new version" or something along those
> lines.  The easiest way to solve that is to use the build script in
> the Slackware sources to build your newer gnutls -- don't do the
> standard manual install into /usr/local.
>
> -RW

Hmm, I just installed -current about three days ago.  So he must have 
just made the change.  I should be able to do an upgrade from the 
-current tree.  Do you know if he enabled TLS in Pan?

Ed
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