Re: LGPL

Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jun 2005, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> 
>>
>>>
>>> With libreadline, we are not taking their code or distributing it, but
>>> merely linking to it if it exists. 
>>
>>
>> But we are also requiring it. The rpms won't install unless readline 
>> is available.
> 
> 
> that isn't a PostgreSQL requirement though, that is a packagers 
> requirement ...

If we link to readline, postgresql won't start without it. Regardless of 
the package. That seems pretty much a postgresql requirement ;)

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake



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