Re: LGPL

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Dave Cramer <pg(at)fastcrypt(dot)com>
Cc: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, John Hansen <john(at)geeknet(dot)com(dot)au>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: LGPL
Date: 2005-06-17 19:19:01
Message-ID: 42B32225.7090705@commandprompt.com
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Dave Cramer wrote:
> Huh ?
>
> ./configure --without-readliine
>
> works just fine, there is no requirement.

Again:

If we **link** to readline, postgresql won't start without it.
That is a postgresql requirement. Yes we can compile without
it. That isn't what I was talking about.

But as Andrew pointed out, it doesn't really matter.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

>
> Dave
> On 17-Jun-05, at 3:04 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>
>> Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 17 Jun 2005, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> With libreadline, we are not taking their code or distributing it,
>>>>> but
>>>>> merely linking to it if it exists.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> But we are also requiring it. The rpms won't install unless
>>>> readline is available.
>>>>
>>> that isn't a PostgreSQL requirement though, that is a packagers
>>> requirement ...
>>>
>>
>> If we link to readline, postgresql won't start without it. Regardless
>> of the package. That seems pretty much a postgresql requirement ;)
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Joshua D. Drake
>>
>>
>>
>>
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