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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/libcurl/curl_global_init.3 | 15 |
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diff --git a/docs/libcurl/curl_global_init.3 b/docs/libcurl/curl_global_init.3 index d56df5b39..01e670793 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/curl_global_init.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/curl_global_init.3 @@ -64,10 +64,23 @@ Initialize everything possible. This sets all known bits except \fBCURL_GLOBAL_ACK_EINTR\fP. .TP .B CURL_GLOBAL_SSL -Initialize SSL +Initialize SSL. + +The implication here is that if this bit is not set, the initialization of the +SSL layer needs to be done by the application or at least outside of +libcurl. The exact procedure how to do SSL initializtion depends on the TLS +backend libcurl uses. + +Doing TLS based transfers without having the TLS layer initialized may lead to +unexpected behaviors. .TP .B CURL_GLOBAL_WIN32 Initialize the Win32 socket libraries. + +The implication here is that if this bit is not set, the initialization of +winsock has to be done by the application or you risk getting undefined +behaviors. This option exists for when the initialization is handled outside +of libcurl so there's no need for libcurl to do it again. .TP .B CURL_GLOBAL_NOTHING Initialise nothing extra. This sets no bit. |