Re: gsasl_check_version fails for GASL_VERSION

[Simon Josefsson]

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> Hello, Simon Josefsson.
>
> I've decided to use GNU SASL in a IM proxy I'm developing. In fact, I'm
> gonna use GNU TLS too. Thank you very much for these software you
> develop for the GNU project.

Hi!  Cool.  If you want, and your project starts to work, send me an
URL to the project, and I can add it to the GSASL/GnuTLS web pages.

> While trying some code with GNU SASL and reading the manual, I've found
> that gsasl_check_version should return the version (and not NULL) of
> GSASL when GSASL_VERSION is the parameter used. When printing both
> GSASL_VERSION and the value returned by gsasl_check_version with the
> NULL parameter, they are the same.
>
> However, gsasl_check_version keeps returning NULL when the version value
> is equal. By the manual, "the version of the library is at the minimum
> the one given as a string", I expect that when the version is equal it
> should return the version and not NULL.

Yup.  As you know, I have already installed the patch.

I also made sure the self tests run gsasl_check_version to make sure
there won't be any regressions in this area in the future.

> The fix is simple, the test is also simple. Both are attached, and I
> think it will not require copyright assignment for the FSF, although I
> would gladly do it if it is needed.

No assignment is necessary for such a small patch, but if you send
more stuff (most welcome!), it will likely be required.

Let me know of your experiences with GSASL (and GnuTLS), and
especially if you run into some problem that you eventually solve
yourself, but feel that the documentation could have given more hints.
Those are things that are hard to improve without user feedback.

I'd appreciate if you use the help-gsasl list for questions, since it
is archived.

Thanks,
Simon