Andreas Barth [2011-02-13 13:01 +0100]: > If calling psql as > LD_PRELOAD=/lib/libreadline.so.5 psql > everything works as normal. As that is just usage, not linking, that > isn't covered by the GPL
I can't follow this reasoning. LD_PRELOAD invokes the linker (ld.so) just in by and large the same way as a linked library through the ELF header. I don't think that the origin of the link request (ELF header or environment variable) matters in any way here. Don't get me wrong, I really hate this libedit hack, but if people are serious about it, then moving to LD_PRELOAD doesn't buy anything. Then we can just as well ignore it [1] and switch back to the old behaviour. Martin [1] FWIW, I'd fully support this. If someone from OpenSSL or libreadline will actually complain and threat us, we can still switch to libedit.. -- Martin Pitt | http://www.piware.de Ubuntu Developer (www.ubuntu.com) | Debian Developer (www.debian.org) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
