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Thank you very much for detailed info.

> I compiled two versions of 2.1.33 for BL2, with and without SSL support.
> The first one works but the second tells me "This version of Links does
> not contain SSL/TLS support".  Did you get this same message?

I got Links2 from the old bl2 site. I can connect with some https sites (it
shows it is negotiating ssl): when logging in gmail it shows it is
negotiating ssl but it returns to the log in page.

> Lynx does SSL and works with gmail.
> http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl - get lynx 2.8.6 (compiled by Karolis) or
> my links2-1pre33 with ssl there.

I'll try Lynx and your links2 updating the libs.

Regards,

Giuseppe

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From: <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org>
To: <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [BL] bl2 and links2


> On Mon, 24 Mar 2008, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
>
> > Salve,
> > I installed links2 on bl2 just installing links-2.1.9.static.tgz from
> > http://cmiller.sdf-us.org/baslin/baslin2/
>
> If this is the version compiled by Steven for BL3, it does not support
> SSL, which is needed to log in to google.  His static links2 works in BL3
> and BL2 in X.
>
> > I had also installed the GUI packages indicated on bl2 site.
> > In the "Install" file in the Links2 package they say you need svgalib
and
> > other lib which I did not install.
>
> You only need svgalib for versions compiled with svgalib support, which
> Steven's static version was not compiled with.  I don't know why the
> Install file would be in this package, because it is for compiling not
> using links2.
>
> > Links2 works in graphical mode (links -g) but I can not have access to
my
> > gmail account (Links2 works with other https sites).
>
> > Did I miss something (what?) in order to do that? Or have I to install
> > another links2 package?
>
>
> I compiled two versions of 2.1.33 for BL2, with and without SSL support.
> The first one works but the second tells me "This version of Links does
> not contain SSL/TLS support".  Did you get this same message?
>
> > It is stated that Links2 does not need X to run in graphical mode.
> It does not need X if it was compiled with svgalib support, but the
> version you have is probably one compiled to need X and not to support
> svgalib.  So you don't need any other packages for this version.
>
> > Should I install other packages to do that (if yes, which)?
> > Could Links2 run in graphical mode with and without X?
>
> Yes, but not this particular package.  If you have updated glibc (or BL3
> libc) to the glibc 2.2.5 from Slackware 8.1, or later, you can use the
> versions that I compiled, which have svgalib (but not X) support and SSL.
>
> Links2 can be compiled for any or all of the following graphic support:
> X, svgalib, framebuffer, directfb, and some things I never heard of
> before.  Steven chose X, I chose svgalib.  He compiled statically against
> libc and was unable to make SSL work.  I compiled dynamically against
> glibc 2.2.5 and SSL worked (I had to compile that first).
>
> It is VERY confusing.  You did nothing wrong, it is just that the version
> you used does not work with SSL or svgalib.
>
> Lynx does SSL and works with gmail.
>
> http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl - get lynx 2.8.6 (compiled by Karolis) or
> my links2-1pre33 with ssl there.
>
> > Sorry for these questions: I read the recent thread on links2 but I got
lost
> > with so many options.
> >
> > Thanks for help.
> > Regards,
> > Giuseppe
> >
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