Re: gEDA-user: Where is pcb-20100929 for Win32 ?

[Bob Paddock <graceindustries@xxxxxxxxx>]

>> http://pcb.gpleda.org/ 's download link does not contain GTK sources,
>> sources of compilers or sources for the Windows operating system.
>
> Please read the GPL so you understand what needs to be included, and
> what doesn't.  The sources need NOT include anything that's a normal
> part of the OS, development kit, or included runtime, UNLESS YOU
> DISTRIBUTE THAT WITH YOUR BINARY.

I've read it many times, due  to its ambiguity, case in point:

> The issues is not the PCB license.  The issue is the GTK license (and
> other libraries we use).  If we distribute the GTK dll, we must
> distribute the GTK sources.

Is GTK not part of the development kit?

>  If we forced people to install MinGW to get the GTK
> dlls, we would not need to distribute the GTK sources.

I don't follow, GTK dll's are not part of MinGW.


> I think everyone agrees that's the way to go.  I just didn't have much
> luck with minipack last time I tried.

Give it a try again, as I think Ceasar fixed several issues, that I
reported to him when I had trouble getting it going.


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