Simon Josefsson <si...@josefsson.org> writes: > Eric Blake <ebl...@redhat.com> writes: > >> According to Simon Josefsson on 3/4/2010 6:33 AM: >>> Building all modules leads to this warning: >>> >>> gnulib-tool: warning: module obstack depends on a module with an >>> incompatible license: exit >>> >>> >>> Is the 'exit' module really useful, other than transition for old code >>> when the exit module provided something? It was changed to this content >>> back in 2007. >>> >>> How about adding this to the 'exit' module: >>> >>> ,---- >>> | Status: >>> | obsolete >>> | >>> | Notice: >>> | This module is obsolete. It will be removed on 2011-01-01. Use 'stdlib'. >>> `---- >>> >>> Second to that option, how about changing the license to 'unlimited' >>> since the 'exit' module is just meta information? >> >> How about both - add the obsoletion notice, but also change the license to >> LGPLv2 (unlimited seems a bit much in this case, since it is not build >> tools). > > Yes, good idea. Let's wait for Paul to confirm and then fix this in one > patch.
Oops, the 'exit' module has Bruno as owner, not Paul (that was exitfail). Bruno, do you mind re-licensing the 'exit' module to LGPLv2+? And add the above obsolete warning? /Simon
