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authorMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2010-05-17 21:10:16 +0200
committerMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2010-05-17 21:10:16 +0200
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Fix MD5* library pickup.
Avoid picking up libmd5, which fails if libwww is installed because libmd5 uses "long" rather than fixed-width types. This fails on non-32-bit machines. Only probe libmd if md5.h is found. To fix Gentoo Bug #319283, reported by Karl Hakimian.
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@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ fetchmail-6.3.18 (not yet released):
* Fetchmail would warn about insecure SSL/TLS connections even if a matching
--sslfingerprint was specified. This is an omission from a SSL usability
change made in 6.3.17. Fixes Debian Bug#580796 reported by Roland Stigge.
+* Fetchmail 6.3.15, 6.3.16, and 6.3.17 would pick up libmd5 to obtain MD5*
+ functions. This fails if, for instance, libmd5.so was installed as part of
+ libwww on machines where long isn't 32-bits. Fixes Gentoo Bug #319283,
+ reported - including the crucial hint to libwww - by Karl Hakimian.
# KNOWN BUGS AND WORKAROUNDS:
(this section floats upwards through the NEWS file so it stays with the