Does it mean that, GPL projects can't include any file, that need proprietary programs to build?<br>For expample, than any GPL project can't include Visual Studio solutions(.sln)/projects(.vcproj), and can't build by Visual Studio (or any microsoft compilator)?<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2011/11/12 Rafaël Carré <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:funman@videolan.org">funman@videolan.org</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Le Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:28:18 -0500,<br>
Jacques Boileau <<a href="mailto:jboileau@gmail.com">jboileau@gmail.com</a>> a écrit :<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> I do not imply that Videolan should deliver any part of VisualStudio<br>
> to end users.<br>
<br>
</div>The GPL says:<br>
<br>
"For an executable work, complete source code means all the source code<br>
for all modules it contains, plus any associated interface definition<br>
files, plus the scripts used to control compilation and installation of<br>
the executable."<br>
<br>
If we use Visual Studio to generate the .lib file, then Visual Studio<br>
is assimilable to "a script(s) used to control compilation".<br>
<br>
And of course Microsoft doesn't allow us to redistribute Visual Studio<br>
as a GPL'd software.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> Just that it is probably needed when Videolan would<br>
> generate the .lib to be included in the package.<br>
<br>
</div>Let's find another way to generate the .lib with free software, or<br>
don't do it at all.<br>
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