Re: libedit memory stomp is apparently fixed in OS X Lion

From: Florian Weimer <fweimer(at)bfk(dot)de>
To: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
Cc: Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Peter Geoghegan <peter(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: libedit memory stomp is apparently fixed in OS X Lion
Date: 2011-08-09 07:32:42
Message-ID: 82wrennip1.fsf@mid.bfk.de
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* David Fetter:

> What is it about a GPLed psql client that is a non-starter for the
> installer? I'm not a fan of the GPL, but in this case, the effects of
> linking it in are quite limited in scope, i.e. they pertain to exactly
> one binary.

And the usual showstopper, OpenSSL, might well fall under the system
library exception on MacOS X. Curiously, the GPL favors proprietary
operating systems in this area.

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