Actually, MXE isn't a compiler, but a Makefile that compiles a cross compiler.
So if I don't want to make my on copy of the GTK+ libraries, I must tell grandma and grandpa to get their own copy of MSYS2 and MXE, and provide make their own copy of GTK+ for Win32. Wouldn't that be easy and fun? On 5/5/2016 at 1:04 AM, Lucas Levrel <llev...@yahoo.fr> wrote: >Le 3 mai 2016, Andrew Robinson a écrit : > >>>> Is it really necessary for every Windows application bundle to ship its >>>> own copy of GTK+? >> >>> By default MXE links statically. So you don't have any dll to bundle with >>> your app. In such circumstances, what does LGPL say? Do you still have to >>> provide the GTK source code (given that you don't distribute GTK libs)? >> >> Well I can't ship MSYS2 and MXE with my application, and I most certainly >> can't sell any application to grandma and grandpa, if it requires instructions >> on how to install MSYS2 and MXE just so you can run my application. > >I really don't understand why you say this. As its name says, MXE is a >compiling environment. Would you ship your assembler with your executable? > > >-- >Lucas Levrel >_______________________________________________ >gtk-app-devel-list mailing list >gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org >https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list
