Claus Reinke wrote:

if i wanted to use that library for anything i want to distribute, my only chance to avoid the source re-distribution
and advertising clauses would be dynamic linking

I believe that the magical protective properties of dynamic linking amount to no more than folklore. So you might not want to bet your proprietary farm on that distinction without first seeking legal advice.

the unix dependency - it could be inherent in the
design, or an accident of the author's current platform.

Unfortunately, the standard libraries do not provide portable ways to check file status. Much of what's currently in the unix library would in fact compile and work fine on Windows, and could usefully be moved from unix to a more portable posix library.

Regarding your soapbox, the FileManip library uses Neil Mitchell's new filepath library for precisely the purpose of portable file name handling.

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