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Re: [PATCH] Support for GNU GSS

From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel-curl_at_haxx.se>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 10:42:11 +0200 (CEST)

On Fri, 26 Aug 2005, Simon Josefsson wrote:

> The patch below make curl use GNU GSS [1] if it is installed.

Thanks!

> In fact, if GNU GSS is installed, it will be preferred over MIT/Heimdal, but
> I reckon this is preferable; I doubt anyone that doesn't want GNU GSS has it
> installed. The same problem exists now with MIT vs Heimdal; if both MIT and
> Heimdal are installed, you get Heimdal.

I think that's a fine assumption. The GSS situation is a bit incomplete (or
should I say unsatisfactory) in (lib)curl anyway, so I don't think it'll cause
harm to anyone.

> I have not tested this, since I don't have a HTTP+GSS server.

Neither do I. And there are no GSS tests or GSS-capable things in the test
suite.

Applied and committed just now. Will be included in the upcoming 7.14.1
release!

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Received on 2005-08-29