Re: 77-language-class.patch

[Akim Demaille]

>>>>> "Tom" == Tom Tromey <address@hidden> writes:

>>>>> "Akim" == Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:
Akim> * automake.in (Language): New package, temporarily in this file.
Akim> Use Class::Struct.  (Automake): New package.  (%languages): New.
Akim> (&handle_single_transform_list): Use the language object's
Akim> `ansi' attribute instead of `$language_map{"$lang-ansi-p"}'.
Akim> (&register_language): Build and register the language too.

Tom> Did the licensing question with Class::Struct ever get worked
Tom> out?

The guy told me to ask to Jarkko, which is what I'm doing now :)

Tom> I'm not sure we really want to distribute our own version.  That
Tom> seems like a pain.  For one thing, how big is it?

~/src/am % ls -lh /usr/share/perl/5.6.0/Class/Struct.pm          nostromo 17:01
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          17k mar  8 20:17 
/usr/share/perl/5.6.0/Class/Struct.pm

I don't think it's a pain: it is one things less to maintain, and it's
rather small!

Jarkko, I include below a news I tried to send on comp.lang.perl, but
I think it never went our of my organization.

        Akim

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From: Akim Demaille <address@hidden>
Subject: License of the module files
Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl
X-Sent: 3 days, 21 hours, 52 minutes, 2 seconds ago
Organization: EPITA


Hi!

I would like to know under what license Perl modules are shipped, in
particular Class::Struct.  My problem is that I'd like to use it in
Automake, but Automake requires only 5.5 and 5.5's Class::Struct is
very unsatisfying (especially because of its lack of a `new (%)').

Hence I backported 5.6's Class::Struct to 5.5, and it works great.
This was just a proof a concept.  Now I have to face the real
question: can I ship this modified Class::Struct with Automake
(different name, of course, and full credit to everybody, of course
again)?

In other words, does the GPL also applies to modules?

Thanks!

        Akim

PS/ Please, Cc the answer to me as I fear my organization has problems
with some `foreign' newsgroups.