From: Paul Shirley <Paul AT foobar DOT co DOT uk DOT chocolat>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Using C++
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 22:59:11 +0000
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 <199703101325 DOT IAA24492 AT delorie DOT com>
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In article <199703101325 DOT IAA24492 AT delorie DOT com>, DJ Delorie
<dj AT delorie DOT com> writes
>
>> As I read the (quite obscure) info docs on copying, the onlly consequence
>> of using -lgpp is that you have to distribute the libgpp.a file with your
>> software right?
>
>If you use -lgpp, you must distribute:
>
>* objects for your program
>
>* sources for libgpp.a
>
>* Whatever else is required (except ld.exe) to link your program
>  (special scripts, other libraries, etc)

Is it safe to assume that ld.exe is 'normally supplied' with the target
OS? Otherwise a strict interpretation of the lgpl is that you *do* have
to supply ld.exe with all the gpl consequences that implies!

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