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commit 1cdfa5b84202c455b9fb26bc755c446daf736cb3
Author: Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <address@hidden>
Date:   Fri Apr 6 22:25:19 2012 +0200

    updated documentation for dtls.

commit 7c42dabe1122d65c8f2a7b95761453a12eff092b
Author: Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <address@hidden>
Date:   Fri Apr 6 20:02:44 2012 +0200

    updated documentation

commit 6a2a06ce56456971616b9ff143bd8ce47c58276f
Author: Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <address@hidden>
Date:   Fri Apr 6 20:02:26 2012 +0200

    Revert "avoid killing child"
    
    This reverts commit 4965c2fbfd3405e2dfe7f7d747d03185d155c2a1.

commit 1bb438105bc1209e071ae17e7de1cf7bb0b68340
Author: Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <address@hidden>
Date:   Fri Apr 6 19:28:40 2012 +0200

    documented fixes

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Summary of changes:
 NEWS                   |    9 +++++++++
 doc/cha-gtls-app.texi  |   12 ++++++++----
 doc/cha-intro-tls.texi |    4 +---
 src/certtool-args.def  |    6 ++++--
 tests/mini-loss-time.c |    1 +
 5 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d5e3629..dd64b59 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@ GnuTLS NEWS -- History of user-visible changes.                
-*- outline -*-
 Copyright (C) 2000-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 See the end for copying conditions.
 
+* Version 3.0.19 (unreleased)
+
+** tests: Disabled floating point test, and corrections
+in pkcs12 decoding tests.
+
+** API and ABI modifications:
+No changes since last version.
+
+
 * Version 3.0.18 (released 2012-04-02)
 
 ** certtool: Avoid a Y2K38 bug when generating certificates.
diff --git a/doc/cha-gtls-app.texi b/doc/cha-gtls-app.texi
index 382986b..062e1b5 100644
--- a/doc/cha-gtls-app.texi
+++ b/doc/cha-gtls-app.texi
@@ -692,10 +692,14 @@ fatal for the protocol or can be ignored.
 
 @showfuncdesc{gnutls_error_is_fatal}
 
-In DTLS it is advisable to use the extended receive
-function shown below, because it allows the extraction
-of the sequence number. This is required in DTLS because
-messages may arrive out of order.
+Although, in the TLS protocol the receive function can be called
+at any time, when DTLS is used the GnuTLS receive functions must be
+called once a message is available for reading, even if no data are
+expected. This is because in DTLS various (internal) actions
+may be required due to retransmission timers. Moreover,
+an extended receive function is shown below, which allows the extraction
+of the message's sequence number. Due to the unreliable nature of the
+protocol, this field allows distinguishing out-of-order messages.
 
 @showfuncdesc{gnutls_record_recv_seq}
 
diff --git a/doc/cha-intro-tls.texi b/doc/cha-intro-tls.texi
index d5c0da7..428319c 100644
--- a/doc/cha-intro-tls.texi
+++ b/doc/cha-intro-tls.texi
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ the handshake process is finished, when there is need to 
receive
 or send data. In @acronym{DTLS} however, due to re-transmission
 timers used in the handshake out-of-order handshake data might
 be received for some time (maximum 60 seconds) after the handshake
-process is finished. For this reason programs using @acronym{DTLS}
-should call the receive functions for every packet received by 
-the peer, even if no data were expected. 
+process is finished. 
 
 The functions to access the record protocol are limited to send
 and receive functions, which might, given 
diff --git a/src/certtool-args.def b/src/certtool-args.def
index 27d14d9..40ad4bb 100644
--- a/src/certtool-args.def
+++ b/src/certtool-args.def
@@ -288,7 +288,9 @@ flag = {
     descrip   = "Use DER format for input certificates and private keys.";
     disabled;
     disable   = "no";
-    doc       = "";
+    doc       = "The input files will be assumed to be in DER or RAW format. 
+Unlike options that in PEM input would allow multiple input data (e.g. 
multiple 
+certificates), when reading in DER format a single data structure is read.";
 };
 
 flag = {
@@ -301,7 +303,7 @@ flag = {
     descrip   = "Use DER format for output certificates and private keys";
     disabled;
     disable   = "no";
-    doc       = "";
+    doc       = "The output will be in DER or RAW format.";
 };
 
 flag = {
diff --git a/tests/mini-loss-time.c b/tests/mini-loss-time.c
index 4d4ebe6..c15b53b 100644
--- a/tests/mini-loss-time.c
+++ b/tests/mini-loss-time.c
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ static void start (int server_packet, int client_packet)
       close(fd[1]);
       server (fd[0], server_packet);
       close(fd[0]);
+      kill(child, SIGTERM);
     }
   else 
     {


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