Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 14:29:13 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: How to distribute programs compiled on cygwin? FAQ alert Message-ID: <20010921142913.E3184@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <20010903210225.B3824@redhat.com> <8281-Fri21Sep2001192608+0100-starksb@ebi.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <8281-Fri21Sep2001192608+0100-starksb@ebi.ac.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.21i On Fri, Sep 21, 2001 at 07:26:08PM +0100, David Starks-Browning wrote: >On Monday 3 Sep 01, Christopher Faylor writes: >> There is no way to remove the cygwin DLL from programs that use cygwin. Sorry. >> >> I couldn't find this info in the FAQ, but it probably should be there. > >I added the following entry to the "Programming Questions" section of >the FAQ: > > "Can I build a Cygwin program that does not require > cygwin1.dll at runtime?" > > No. If your program uses the Cygwin API, then your executable > cannot run without cygwin1.dll. In particular, it is not > possible to statically link with a Cygwin library to obtain an > independent, self-contained executable. > > If this is an issue because you intend to distribute your > Cygwin application, then you had better read and understand > , which explains the > licensing options. Unless you purchase a special commercial > license from Red Hat, then your Cygwin application must > conform to the GPL. > >I call your attention to the last paragraph. I'm pretty sure it's >correct, but I don't speak for Red Hat, so someone should check that I >haven't lied. It's perfect, David. Thanks much for adding this section and for all of your work on the FAQ. It is very much appreciated. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/