app/irc: update README & clarify gnutls dependency

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Henrik Lissner 2019-12-27 00:17:18 -05:00
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- [[#description][Description]]
- [[#module-flags][Module Flags]]
- [[#plugins][Plugins]]
- [[#dependencies][Dependencies]]
- [[#prerequisites][Prerequisites]]
- [[#macos][macOS]]
- [[#debian--ubuntu][Debian / Ubuntu]]
- [[#arch-linux][Arch Linux]]
- [[#nixos][NixOS]]
- [[#features][Features]]
- [[#an-irc-client-in-emacs][An IRC Client in Emacs]]
- [[#configuration][Configuration]]
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- [[#troubleshooting][Troubleshooting]]
* Description
This module turns adds an IRC client to Emacs with OS notifications.
This module turns Emacs into an IRC client, capable of OS notifications.
** Module Flags
This module provides no flags.
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+ [[https://github.com/jorgenschaefer/circe][circe]]
+ [[https://github.com/eqyiel/circe-notifications][circe-notifications]]
* Dependencies
This module requires =gnutls-cli= or =openssl= for secure connections.
* Prerequisites
This module has no direct prerequisites.
This module requires =gnutls= for secure IRC connections to work.
** macOS
#+BEGIN_SRC sh
brew install gnutls
#+END_SRC
** Debian / Ubuntu
#+BEGIN_SRC sh
apt install gnutls-bin
#+END_SRC
** Arch Linux
#+BEGIN_SRC sh
pacman -S gnutls
#+END_SRC
** NixOS
#+BEGIN_SRC nix
environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gnutls ];
#+END_SRC
* Features
** An IRC Client in Emacs
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| ~circe-reconnect~ | =SPC m R= | Reconnect the current server |
* Configuration
Use ~set-irc-server!~ to configure IRC servers. Its second argument (a plist)
Use ~set-irc-server! SERVER PLIST~ to configure IRC servers. Its second argument (a plist)
takes the same arguments as ~circe-network-options~.
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle no
(set-irc-server! "chat.freenode.net"
`(:tls t
:nick "doom"
:sasl-username "myusername"
:sasl-password "mypassword"
:channels ("#emacs")))
;; if you omit =:host=, ~SERVER~ will be used instead.
(after! circe
(set-irc-server! "chat.freenode.net"
`(:tls t
:port 6697
:nick "doom"
:sasl-username "myusername"
:sasl-password "mypassword"
:channels ("#emacs"))))
#+END_SRC
*It is a obviously a bad idea to store auth-details in plaintext,* so here are
some ways to avoid that:
However, *it is a obviously a bad idea to store your password in plaintext,* so
here are ways to avoid that:
** Pass: the unix password manager
[[https://www.passwordstore.org/][Pass]] is my tool of choice. I use it to manage my passwords. If you activate the
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle no
(set-irc-server! "chat.freenode.net"
`(:tls t
:port 6697
:nick "doom"
:sasl-username ,(+pass-get-user "irc/freenode.net")
:sasl-password ,(+pass-get-secret "irc/freenode.net")
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listed in =+pass-user-fields= (by default =login=, =user==, =username== and
=email=)=). An example configuration looks like
#+BEGIN_SRC txt :tangle no
#+begin_example
mysecretpassword
username: myusername
#+END_SRC
#+end_example
** Emacs' auth-source API
~auth-source~ is built into Emacs. As suggested [[https://github.com/jorgenschaefer/circe/wiki/Configuration#safer-password-management][in the circe wiki]], you can store