Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of FAQssl

Timestamp:

May 19, 2007, 2:47:10 AM (17 years ago)

Author:

John Bailey

Comment:

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FAQssl

@@ -63 +63 @@
 
 === OpenBSD 3.4 ===
-Compile from source.  See the notes below in GNUTLS versions that have been reported to work.
+Compile from source.  See the notes below for GNUTLS versions that have been reported to work.
 
 === Red Hat Linux 9 and earlier ===
@@ -104 +104 @@
 I strongly recommend you use pre-packaged binaries where possible, however if you MUST use source, these tips might help you.  Either GNUTLS or Mozilla NSS and NSPR will work.  I've witnessed more success with NSS and NSPR.
 
+=== Mozilla NSS and NSPR ===
+[ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/security/nss/releases/NSS_3_9_2_RTM/src/nss-3.9.2.tar.gz Get the NSS and NSPR source package] (despite its name, the package includes both NSS and NSPR).
+
+Once NSS and NSPR are built and installed, run Pidgin's configure script similarly to this (replace `$INCDIR` with the directory the .h files are in and replace `$LIBDIR` with the directory the .so files are in):
+{{{
+~/pidgin$ ./configure --with-nspr-includes=$INCDIR --with-nspr-libs=$LIBDIR \
+> --with-nss-includes=$INCDIR --with-nss-libs=$LIBDIR
+}}}
+
+If you can't add to `/etc/ld.so.conf` (or your *nix OS doesn't have one), set the environment variable `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` instead, either before running Pidgin or (for Bourne and bash shells) on the Pidgin command line, like so:
+{{{
+(csh)
+~$ setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/lib/mozilla-1.4
+
+(sh/bash)
+~$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/mozilla-1.4 ; export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+
+(sh/bash on Pidgin command line)
+~$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/mozilla-1.4 pidgin
+}}}
+
+The notes below on installing NSS and NSPR will probably be helpful.
+
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