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When building software for the masses, it is sometimes not possible to decide for all users which SSL backend is appropriate. Git for Windows, for example, uses cURL to perform clones, fetches and pushes via HTTPS, and some users strongly prefer OpenSSL, while other users really need to use Secure Channel because it offers enterprise-ready tools to manage credentials via Windows' Credential Store. The current Git for Windows versions use the ugly work-around of building libcurl once with OpenSSL support and once with Secure Channel support, and switching out the binaries in the installer depending on the user's choice. Needless to say, this is a super ugly workaround that actually only works in some cases: Git for Windows also comes in a portable form, and in a form intended for third-party applications requiring Git functionality, in which cases this "swap out libcurl-4.dll" simply is not an option. Therefore, the Git for Windows project has a vested interest in teaching cURL to make the SSL backend a *runtime* option. This patch makes that possible. By running ./configure with multiple --with-<backend> options, cURL will be built with multiple backends. For the moment, the backend can be configured using the environment variable CURL_SSL_BACKEND (valid values are e.g. "openssl" and "schannel"). Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de> |
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README.md
Curl is a command-line tool for transferring data specified with URL syntax. Find out how to use curl by reading the curl.1 man page or the MANUAL document. Find out how to install Curl by reading the INSTALL document.
libcurl is the library curl is using to do its job. It is readily available to be used by your software. Read the libcurl.3 man page to learn how!
You find answers to the most frequent questions we get in the FAQ document.
Study the COPYING file for distribution terms and similar. If you distribute curl binaries or other binaries that involve libcurl, you might enjoy the LICENSE-MIXING document.
Contact
If you have problems, questions, ideas or suggestions, please contact us by posting to a suitable mailing list.
All contributors to the project are listed in the THANKS document.
Website
Visit the curl web site for the latest news and downloads.
Git
To download the very latest source off the Git server do this:
git clone https://github.com/curl/curl.git
(you'll get a directory named curl created, filled with the source code)
Notice
Curl contains pieces of source code that is Copyright (c) 1998, 1999 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan. This notice is included here to comply with the distribution terms.