Re: [Tinycc-devel] Tinycc-devel Digest, Vol 129, Issue 4

[Graham Swallow]

You can link an LGPL library into a proprietary binary, PROVIDED,
the end user can relink the same LGPL library into a similar binary.

You need to provide your binary as a link-kit, to allow this.
With symbols, and a makefile. A pre-built .exe is what the installer uses.
They can then relink with an adjusted LGPL library.

This has always raised question of inline functions and macros,
especially with C++, but that is the nature of the language.

Its still advantageous to the OSS community,
because the LGPL components get support, USED, etc,

Graham


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> Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 08:23:10 +0100
> From: "Christian Jullien" <address@hidden>
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> Good question,
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> Here is my understanding:
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> Because of COPYING which states that tcc is LGPL, I would say NO unless your
> project is GPL but there is an attempt to move tcc to a BSD like license
> (see RELICENSING).
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> At that time, we've got no reply from some maintainers.
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> As I understand from RELICENSING, tcc for x86_64 elf (only) is safe to
> static link (if you add copyright notice) while tcc for arm is still using
> LGPL by default which prevents you to statically link with tcc unless your
> whole project is also GPL.
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> It would be nice to clarify if maintainers not having replied say Yes or say
> No.
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> Christian
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> Julien Zefi
> Sent: vendredi 3 janvier 2014 06:53
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> Subject: [Tinycc-devel] linking tinycc
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> can i link the static version of tinycc in my program without face any
> licensing problem ?
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> J. Z.
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