How to fix SVN + Apache + SSL Breakage on OS X

If you use SVN on OSX with an SSL repository you may have run into SSL errors similar to this when doing complex operations like large diffs: SSL negotiation failed: SSL error: parse tlsext

This is caused by a bug in the libneon that is bundled with OS X — libneon is the WebDAV client used to negotiate with SVN.

There are two options to solve this:

  1. Upgrade the system libneon (bad idea, as OS X can overwrite it

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Netbeans for PHP: Continues to Impress

It seems that I don’t blog much unless IDE’s are concerned; there is a good reason for this: IDEs are an integral part of my development process and when they suck, development sucks.

The story so far:

  • Boy meets ZDE 2.5
  • ZDE grows up to 5.5
  • ZDE gets replaced by new eclipse-based ZSfE/PDT
  • ZDE keeps going, until one day, Boy upgrades OSX
  • Boy hacks OSX, but ZDE is running on a donut
  • OSX update kills ZDE for good
  • Boy

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@tattooedmommie it started last night...

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@dshafik hahahaha.. doesn't everyone?

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@david973 I've known her 14 years; so I'm not far behind :P

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