GNU bug report logs - #11664
24.1; Cannot use OpenSSL when GnuTLS is installed

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: nyc4bos <at> aol.com

Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 01:27:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: moreinfo, wontfix

Found in version 24.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: nyc4bos <at> aol.com
To: 11664 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#11664: 24.1; Cannot use OpenSSL when GnuTLS is installed
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:01:32 -0400

The following message is a courtesy copy of an article
that has been posted to gmane.emacs.bugs as well.

Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:

> nyc4bos <at> aol.com wrote:
>
>> It appears that one cannot use OpenSSL when GnuTLS is installed.
>>
>> Gnus, for instance, will use GnuTLS opportunistically.
>
> Can you expain why you want to do this; ie force calling an external
> program rather than use built-in support?

There's a few reasons.

Here's one:

GnuTLS does not allow one to specify a directory of certificates to
use.

OpenSSL does.
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