Re: GnuTLS Development Files on Slackware-current

On Sat, 19 May 2012 19:17:33 -0300
Ed Fletcher <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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.
> >
> 
> 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?


That change is still syncing out probably (or maybe he's not yet
pulled the trigger on it, but it will be out soon, if not).

Re TLS, I think not, since gnutls wasn't upgraded along with it.

-RW