brush wrote: > > > Yes: these files you have to obtain from the OpenDesign Alliance. > > > AFAIK we could distribute binaries of v.in.dwg if there were dynamic > > > DWGDirect libraries available, but they aren't (at least not some months > > > ago). Since they only provide static libraries (.a instead of .so), they > > > get > > > compiled into GRASS and hence fall under the "no distribution" > > > restriction. > > > > It doesn't make any difference whether the libraries are static or > > dynamic. > > > > Unless you can supply the OpenDWG/DWGDirect source code under a > > GPL-compatible licence, you cannot distribute a binary which is linked > > (statically or dynamically) against both the GRASS libraries and the > > DWG libraries. > > would it be possible to create a standalone binary that converts from > DWG into GRASS-internal data structures,
Not without re-writing a large portion of the vector library yourself. And re-writing it if the GRASS vector format ever changes. > which could be accessed if it > exists from inside GRASS? then this binary could have a licensing > structure separate from GPL. > > this would make it a lot easier to separately maintain and compile that > code in a one-click fashion, reducing the barrier to use. A simpler solution would be to write something which converts DWG to a published format, preferably one which GDAL/OGR can import. -- Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ grass-dev mailing list [email protected] http://grass.itc.it/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev
