Re: LGPL

Dave Cramer wrote:
> Huh ?
> 
> ./configure --without-readliine
> 
> works just fine, there is no requirement.

Again:

If we **link** to readline, postgresql won't start without it.
That is a postgresql requirement. Yes we can compile without
it. That isn't what I was talking about.

But as Andrew pointed out, it doesn't really matter.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake



> 
> Dave
> On 17-Jun-05, at 3:04 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> 
>> 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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