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We remove support for building curl with gskit. - This is a niche TLS library, only running on some IBM systems - no regular curl contributors use this backend - no CI builds use or verify this backend - gskit, or the curl adaption for it, lacks many modern TLS features making it an inferior solution - build breakages in this code take weeks or more to get detected - fixing gskit code is mostly done "flying blind" This removal has been advertized in DEPRECATED in Jan 2, 2023 and it has been mentioned on the curl-library mailing list. It could be brought back, this is not a ban. Given proper effort and will, gskit support is welcome back into the curl TLS backend family. Closes curl#11460
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Motivation
We remove support for building curl with the gskit TLS library in August 2023.
Discussion
Debated here: https://curl.se/mail/lib-2023-07/0015.html
To bring it back?
This backend could be brought back to supported status if we see efforts into making sure this backend reaches similar level of support and attention as other TLS backends do. Probably including both support for modern TLS features and CI builds.