On Sat, May 04, 2024 at 12:40:21PM +0200, Страхиња Радић wrote: > While browsing through the commits to /sites, I noticed a program > piscou[1]. Just looking at its Makefile, it seems to include dubious > code such as: > > clang: CC=clang > clang: CFLAGS += -Weverything -Wno-unsafe-buffer-usage > clang: clean release > > and > > piscou: $(src) $(headers) Makefile > -ctags --kinds-C=+l *.h *.c > -vtags.sed tags > .tags.vim > $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(src) $(ldlibs) > > and doesn't even compile (tested on Artix Linux and OpenBSD). On > OpenBSD, I get: > > $ make > make: don't know how to make CFLAGS (prerequisite of: release) > Stop in /home/strajder/src/piscou > > About the program itself, I think that something like nopen[2] from the > file manager noice[3] with its 103 LoC better represents the suckless > principles than piscou. > > About the license, piscou uses the GNU Affero license, whose purpose > is[4]: > > > The purpose of the GNU Affero GPL is to prevent a problem that > > affects developers of free programs that are often used on servers. > [...] > > But suppose the program is mainly useful on servers. When D modifies > > the program, he might very likely run it on his own server and never > > release copies. Then you would never get a copy of the source code of > > his version, so you would never have the chance to include his changes > > in your version. You may not like that outcome. > > > > Using the GNU Affero GPL avoids that outcome. If D runs his version on > > a server that everyone can use, you too can use it. > > in other words, it is intended for server software. piscou is supposed > to be an interactive program, possibly running a GUI previewer? > > P.S: From the synopsis, the percent-signs > > piscou %piscou-filename% [%piscou-extra0% %piscou-extra1% ...] > > don't seem to be literal, so the syntax is confusing. Looks like it is > taken from Microsoft's COMMAND.COM variable substitution? > > I suggest removal. > > [1]: > https://git.suckless.org/sites/commit/a540477f182ef370a7e2aa6ef850889b6b92bbfa.html > [2]: https://git.codemadness.org/noice/file/nopen.c.html > [3]: https://git.codemadness.org/noice/log.html > [4]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-affero-gpl.html >
Hi, Have you reported this issue to the author of piscou? -- Kind regards, Hiltjo
