On Nov 15, 2006, at 8:32 AM, Peter O'Gorman wrote: > > On Nov 15, 2006, at 2:44 PM, David Reiser wrote: > >> I've been wrangling with gnucash dependencies for a while. Early on >> it was possible to avoid the crypto tree by getting unified versions >> of libofx and crypt-ssleay-pm packaged. >> >> Gwenhywfar and aqbanking will be crypto for the foreseeable future >> because they implement the crypto for the German hbci banking. >> >> When I submitted the info files to the tracker, I had handled the ssl >> dependencies in gwen and aqbanking the same way as they were handled >> in libofx and crypt-ssleay: forcing the use of the system openssl >> libraries. >> >> Considering that the main use of gwen and aqbanking will be gnucash, >> is it appropriate to restrict gwen and aqbanking to the system >> openssl versions (so that all use of ssl in a fully enabled gnucash >> goes through the system versions), or should the dependency be >> softened to allow the fink openssl versions? > > If a package is licensed under the GPL without an exception, it may > not be linked to fink's openssl, end of story. So, no, the restriction > should not be "softened", you ned to use the libssl and libcrypto that > ship with the OS. > > However, if the packages have a GPL exception allowing openssl, then > it is okay. > > Peter > Both aqbanking and gwenhywfar have the openssl linking allowed exception to LGPL/GPL. So it would be OK to let them link to openssl.
So, is it either desirable or required that the info files allow it? Dave -- David Reiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
