Re: gplv3 files and updates

2007-07-03 Thread Paul Eggert
Simon Josefsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > We can implement a --gplv3 parameter om gnulib if you > don't want to have GPLv2 mentioned in your sources. That sounds like a good idea, thanks. The default, though, should be GPLv3, and we can implement a --gplv2 for the old-fashioned projects. Any

Re: gplv3 files and updates

2007-07-03 Thread Paul Eggert
Patrice Dumas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > libdap use LGPL code from gnulib (regex), but I guess this question is > for GPLv2 against GPLv3? Yes, we're talking about GPLv2 -> GPLv3, and also ablut LGPLv2.1 -> LPGLv3. So it's not a GPL vs LGPL issue; it's a license version issue. (The GFDL hasn't

Re: canonicalize-lgpl-tests on cygwin

2007-07-03 Thread Bruno Haible
Hi Eric, You wrote on 2007-06-19: > I'm applying this as obvious. Findutils 4.3.8 fails to compile out of the > box on cygwin without this, since the canonicalize-lgpl test is not linked > against libintl. > > 2007-06-19 Eric Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > * modules/canonicalize-lgpl-tes

Re: gplv3 files and updates

2007-07-03 Thread Simon Josefsson
Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Bruno Haible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> The sequence of events that I'm hoping for is this: >> - First, get agreement that all projects that use gnulib are OK with GPLv3. > > I don't hear any objection, so let's assume there's agreement on that top

Re: gplv3 files and updates

2007-07-03 Thread Bruno Haible
Hi Paul, > > - First, get agreement that all projects that use gnulib are OK with > > GPLv3. > > I don't hear any objection, so let's assume there's agreement on that topic. You must have missed Karl's mail [1]: He promised to ask the maintainers of three packages that use gnulib, whether the

Re: gplv3 files and updates

2007-07-03 Thread Patrice Dumas
On Tue, Jul 03, 2007 at 01:22:05PM -0700, Paul Eggert wrote: > Bruno Haible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > The sequence of events that I'm hoping for is this: > > - First, get agreement that all projects that use gnulib are OK with > > GPLv3. > > I don't hear any objection, so let's assume

Re: gplv3 files and updates

2007-07-03 Thread Paul Eggert
Bruno Haible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The sequence of events that I'm hoping for is this: > - First, get agreement that all projects that use gnulib are OK with GPLv3. I don't hear any objection, so let's assume there's agreement on that topic. > - Then, over a few weeks, let these proj

Re: gnulib *.h files require config,h

2007-07-03 Thread Paul Eggert
Bruno Haible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The proposal is therefore to make gnulib's replacement headers independent > of config.h, as far as possible: > - Use some @restrict@ instead of using restrict that is defined by config.h, > - For all types defined by AC_TYPE_MODE_T, AC_TYPE_OFF_T, AC

Re: gnulib *.h files require config,h

2007-07-03 Thread Bruno Haible
Simon, > Would this make it possible to install all of gnulib's replacement > header files? In other words, will this lead to them being completely > standalone? It will not make them completely standalone. There are still some flags like _GNU_SOURCE, __EXTENSIONS__, _FILE_OFFSET_BITS, __STDC_LI

Re: gnulib *.h files require config,h

2007-07-03 Thread Simon Josefsson
Bruno Haible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The proposal is therefore to make gnulib's replacement headers independent > of config.h, as far as possible: > - Use some @restrict@ instead of using restrict that is defined by config.h, > - For all types defined by AC_TYPE_MODE_T, AC_TYPE_OFF_T, AC