Markus Neteler wrote:

> Yes: these files you have to obtain from the OpenDesign Alliance.
> AFAIK we could distribute binaries of v.in.dwg if there were dynamic
> DWGDirect libraries available, but they aren't (at least not some months
> ago). Since they only provide static libraries (.a instead of .so), they get
> compiled into GRASS and hence fall under the "no distribution" restriction.

It doesn't make any difference whether the libraries are static or
dynamic.

Unless you can supply the OpenDWG/DWGDirect source code under a
GPL-compatible licence, you cannot distribute a binary which is linked
(statically or dynamically) against both the GRASS libraries and the
DWG libraries.

-- 
Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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