Yavor Doganov wrote: > Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:23:16 +0100, MJ Ray > > If the GPL program links with another library, why does it need ifdefs > > or configure options? Surely that's left to the library? > > Well, the program can check for the presence of libcurl-gnutls and > libcurl, and conditionally link with it. Or, in the hypothetical > case, it can conditionally use libfoo or libbar, either of which can > be linked against OpenSSL/GnuTLS/NSS/etc.
Good point (I've not been hacking C much recently). If it's using libfoo which can be linked against OpenSSL/GnuTLS, is the source of the GPL program derived from OpenSSL, though? If not, we can still distribute the version that doesn't link against libssl. I agree with you that it sounds like an awkward bug in most Pantomime-using GPL applications and wish you well with the alternative version. Thanks, -- MJR/slef My Opinion Only: see http://people.debian.org/~mjr/ Please follow http://www.uk.debian.org/MailingLists/#codeofconduct -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
