On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 18:03 +0100, Thomas Heller wrote: > [I've added python-dev to cc:] > > Anthony Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 17:08 +0100, Thomas Heller wrote: > >> Anyway, another question is: Is aclocal.m4 needed at all for building > >> (or maybe for regenerating the configure scripts), or is it optional? > > > > aclocal.m4 is required, but is only used as a build-time tool. The fact > > that aclocal.m4 is distributed under the GPL should have no impact on > > the licensing terms used for software built using aclocal.m4. > > If I understand correctly this means that the Python source distribution > would have to be GPL licensed, while the built programs would be able to > use another license. > > I'm pretty sure this kills the whole idea (to include libffi in python).
I guess I wasn't clear. aclocal.m4 is just a tool used to build libffi. Like your C compiler. Bundling it with the Python source distribution should have no impact on the licensing of Python itself, since it isn't really part of the resulting Python binary - just like your C compiler isn't. AG _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com