Re: [PATCH v3] http: add support for specifying the SSL version

> Torsten Bögershausen <tboegi@web.de> writes:
>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
>>> index 315f271..b23b01a 100644
>>> --- a/Documentation/config.txt
>>> +++ b/Documentation/config.txt
>>> @@ -1595,6 +1595,28 @@ http.saveCookies::
>>>      If set, store cookies received during requests to the file specified by
>>>      http.cookieFile. Has no effect if http.cookieFile is unset.
>>>
>>> +http.sslVersion::
>> should this be https.sslVersion ?
>> (http doesn't use ssl)
>
> But there are sslCipherList, etc., already present, and more
> importantly, I think you want http.proxy to apply even if you happen
> to be talking http over SSL.
>
> More importantly, given that we have the "limited to this URL"
> mechanism "http.<url>.<variable>" that overrides "http.<variable>",
> introducing "https.sslWhatEver" would force people to have two
> configuration sections for no real benefit, other than silencing
> pedants that want to say "these things should be defined only for
> https".
>
>>> + if (sslversions[i].name != NULL && *sslversions[i].name &&
>>> !strcmp(ssl_version,sslversions[i].name)) {
>>> +                            curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_SSLVERSION,
>>> +                                    sslversions[i].ssl_version);
>> This is what my man page says:
>>  CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLoption option, parameter);
>> []
>>
>> RETURN VALUE
>>        CURLE_OK (zero) means that the option was set properly...
>> Should the return value checked (and we die() if we fail ?
>
> Probably.  Do we check status from other calls to setopt?