[Python-Dev] Building on OS X 10.4 fails (original) (raw)

Anthony Baxter anthony at interlink.com.au
Wed Jan 18 10:31:49 CET 2006

On Wednesday 18 January 2006 16:25, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

Unless rms has changed his position on this, or there has been relevant legislation or a court decision in the meantime, explicitly requiring or checking for "real" libreadline, even as a user option, risks rms's wrath. (Of course, Python could change its license to GPL, which would undoubtedly flood Cambridge with tears of joy).

Python's license is GPL-compatible, so this isn't an issue.

As long as the link to fake libreadline succeeds and the resulting program works identically to one linked to real libreadline, he has no complaint.

My "complaint" is that libedit calls itself libreadline, when it's pretty clear that it's not actually a drop-in replacement (or the readline module would build). Hence my use of the word "crackful"

Anthony

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