Re: using GnuTLS 3.x and certificate checks

[Ted Zlatanov]

On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 19:37:36 -0400 Glenn Morris <address@hidden> wrote: 

GM> Ted Zlatanov wrote:
>> echo "  Does Emacs use -lgnutls?                                
>> ${HAVE_GNUTLS}"
>> +echo "  Does Emacs use -lgnutls v3 (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)?        
>> ${HAVE_GNUTLS3}"

GM> I dislike that message appearing there, plus it's misleading (in that I
GM> guess you meant: if you are using Emacs with GnuTLS, then V3 is highly
GM> recommended; rather than: everybody using Emacs for anything is strongly
GM> recommended to build it with GnuTLS v3).

GM> If you really feel strongly about it, how about ignoring (with a warning
GM> at detection time) GnuTLS < 3 unless "--with-old-gnutls" (or somesuch)
GM> is explicitly specified?

You're right about the message, that's the wrong place and form.

Pushed without that detail (the configure output is the same as before).

Thanks
Ted