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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
Cc: 37964@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#37964: [PATCH] Remove references to obsolete libraries
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 21:39:37 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <83lft4r75y.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADwFkmmeJFseiPFgqJq3=NkTUTnagkcSmwgs1uSn732GotqB-Q@mail.gmail.com> (message from Stefan Kangas on Mon, 28 Oct 2019 17:37:34 +0100)

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 17:37:34 +0100
> 
> diff --git a/doc/lispref/processes.texi b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
> index 287221a184..71ce1a8b56 100644
> --- a/doc/lispref/processes.texi
> +++ b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
> @@ -2426,18 +2426,15 @@ Network
>  @cindex encrypted network connections
>  @cindex @acronym{TLS} network connections
>  @cindex @acronym{STARTTLS} network connections
> -Emacs can create encrypted network connections, using either built-in
> -or external support.  The built-in support uses the GnuTLS
> -Transport Layer Security Library; see
> +Emacs can create encrypted network connections, using the built-in
> +support for the GnuTLS Transport Layer Security Library; see
>  @uref{https://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/, the GnuTLS project page}.
>  If your Emacs was compiled with GnuTLS support, the function
>  @code{gnutls-available-p} is defined and returns non-@code{nil}.  For
>  more details, @pxref{Top,, Overview, emacs-gnutls, The Emacs-GnuTLS manual}.
> -The external support uses the @file{starttls.el} library, which
> -requires a helper utility such as @command{gnutls-cli} to be installed
> -on the system.  The @code{open-network-stream} function can
> -transparently handle the details of creating encrypted connections for
> -you, using whatever support is available.
> +The @code{open-network-stream} function can transparently handle the
> +details of creating encrypted connections for you, using whatever
> +support is available.

Not sure if we should remove references to starttls etc.  Does anyone
else have an opinion?

> -Use of any form of TLS/SSL requires support in Emacs.  You can either
> -use the built-in support (in Emacs 24.1 and later), or the
> -@file{starttls.el} Lisp library.  The built-in support uses the GnuTLS
> -@footnote{@url{https://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/}} library.
> -If your Emacs has GnuTLS support built-in, the function
> -@code{gnutls-available-p} is defined and returns non-@code{nil}.
> -Otherwise, you must use the @file{starttls.el} library (see that file for
> -more information on customization options, etc.).  The Lisp library
> -requires one of the following external tools to be installed:
> +Use of any form of TLS/SSL requires support in Emacs.  You can use the
> +built-in support for the GnuTLS
> +@footnote{@url{https://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/}} library. If your
> +Emacs has GnuTLS support built-in, the function
> +@code{gnutls-available-p} is defined and returns non-@code{nil}.  The
> +Lisp library requires one of the following external tools to be
> +installed:

The last part should be deleted if we are removing the starttls stuff,
because the "Lisp library" refers to it.  Also, you have only one
space between sentences there.

Thanks.





  reply	other threads:[~2019-10-28 19:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-10-28 16:37 bug#37964: [PATCH] Remove references to obsolete libraries Stefan Kangas
2019-10-28 19:39 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2019-11-08 13:10   ` Stefan Kangas
2019-11-08 14:24     ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-01-15 20:09       ` Stefan Kangas
2020-01-16 14:29         ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-01-16 14:35           ` Stefan Kangas

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