From: DJ Delorie <dj@delorie.com>
To: macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl
Cc: binutils@sources.redhat.com, gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: [RFC] Update to current automake/autoconf/libtool versions.
Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2002 08:47:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200212061620.gB6GKRD02451@envy.delorie.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.1021206160613.26674G-100000@delta.ds2.pg.gda.pl> (macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl)
IANAL, but...
> I don't understand -- AFAIK, the GNU GPL doesn't enforce everyone
> making use of files generated by autoconf/automake/gettext/libtool
> to distribute sources of the said tools.
The preferred form for making modifications to configure is to edit
configure.in. Autoconf is not usually a standard part of the
operating system (esp when we require specific versions). Therefore,
it is a script used to control compilation, and must be considered
part of the source.
The only exception is that autoconf itself disclaims this connection,
and explicitly allows you to distribute configure without distributing
autoconf itself. I didn't check the other tools. I guess we're safe
legally.
We still have the problem of needing a specific version of the tools,
though.
> As I understand, only if binutils use modified tools, the relevant
> sources need to be made available.
There's nothing in the GPL that even mentions patches.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-12-06 16:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 72+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-11-13 8:55 [RFA/PATCH] Darwin fixes for ltconfig, ltcf-c.sh Klee Dienes
2002-11-13 9:57 ` Andrew Cagney
2002-11-13 10:32 ` Klee Dienes
2002-12-04 22:04 ` [RFC] Update to current automake/autoconf/libtool versions Klee Dienes
2002-12-05 5:26 ` Hans-Peter Nilsson
2002-12-05 14:07 ` Alan Modra
2002-12-05 7:43 ` Andrew Cagney
2002-12-05 8:22 ` Klee Dienes
2002-12-05 9:01 ` Andrew Cagney
2002-12-05 12:55 ` Klee Dienes
2002-12-05 13:03 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2002-12-05 13:13 ` Andrew Cagney
2002-12-05 13:16 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2002-12-05 13:08 ` Andrew Cagney
2002-12-05 13:18 ` Klee Dienes
2002-12-05 8:28 ` DJ Delorie
2002-12-05 9:37 ` Klee Dienes
2002-12-05 9:42 ` DJ Delorie
2002-12-05 10:28 ` Klee Dienes
2002-12-05 9:31 ` H. J. Lu
2002-12-05 7:44 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-12-05 9:01 ` Klee Dienes
2002-12-05 8:09 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2002-12-05 8:29 ` DJ Delorie
2002-12-05 8:35 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2002-12-05 8:37 ` DJ Delorie
2002-12-05 8:40 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-12-05 8:44 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2002-12-05 9:19 ` Elena Zannoni
2002-12-05 9:54 ` Klee Dienes
2002-12-05 10:10 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-12-05 10:59 ` Doug Evans
2002-12-05 12:11 ` Klee Dienes
2002-12-05 12:23 ` Ian Lance Taylor
2002-12-05 14:29 ` Klee Dienes
2002-12-06 5:34 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-12-06 7:25 ` DJ Delorie
2002-12-06 8:06 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-12-06 8:47 ` DJ Delorie [this message]
2002-12-05 10:59 ` Andrew Cagney
2002-12-06 5:52 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-12-05 13:59 ` Ben Elliston
2002-12-05 13:41 ` Ben Elliston
2002-12-30 16:10 ` Alexandre Oliva
2002-12-05 10:15 Michael Elizabeth Chastain
2002-12-05 10:37 ` Klee Dienes
2002-12-05 11:08 Nathanael Nerode
2002-12-05 11:31 ` Andrew Cagney
2002-12-05 13:31 ` Zack Weinberg
2002-12-05 14:36 ` Alan Modra
2002-12-05 14:56 ` Ian Lance Taylor
2002-12-05 15:22 ` Alan Modra
2002-12-05 15:43 ` Ian Lance Taylor
2002-12-05 15:51 ` Andrew Cagney
2002-12-05 15:47 ` Mike Stump
2002-12-05 16:30 ` Alan Modra
2002-12-05 16:45 ` Zack Weinberg
2002-12-08 2:49 ` Klee Dienes
2002-12-05 14:29 ` Christopher Faylor
2002-12-06 6:45 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-12-08 10:53 ` Klee Dienes
2002-12-05 14:40 Nathanael Nerode
2002-12-05 15:19 ` Zack Weinberg
2002-12-06 10:21 ` Tom Tromey
2002-12-07 13:06 ` Alexandre Oliva
2002-12-07 16:03 ` Zack Weinberg
2002-12-09 19:16 ` Alexandre Oliva
2002-12-09 21:52 ` Geoff Keating
2002-12-08 13:11 ` Tom Tromey
2002-12-05 14:42 Joern Rennecke
2002-12-06 5:28 Nathanael Nerode
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2003-01-12 13:22 ` Alexandre Oliva
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