RE: tools: pdf_to_bmp consolidation for !WIN_32

[Jozef M. <mis...@ho...>]

> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:49:52 +0200
> From: ms...@gm...
> To: mis...@ho...
> CC: pdf...@li...
> Subject: tools: pdf_to_bmp consolidation for !WIN_32
> 
> Hi Jozo,
> I was trying to add pdf_to_bmp into our building system when I noticed
> that this is pure WIN_32 implementation. Even though I don't like having
> something like that in tools, I don't care much.
> 
> The only important thing is that this at least shouldn't fail if
> somebody tries to comile it. What do you think about the attached patch?



i think you do not need to add it into Makefile... but the patch is ACK.


> 

> It makes compiler to warn and compile the binary which just says that
> the application is not implemented for non Windows env.
> 
> The other thing is that you cannot mark such a code as GPL because it
> uses a code which is GPL non compatible AFAIK. This is a license
> violation! Do you have any idea how to deal with that?
> I guess we have only 3 options
> 	- remove the tool
> 	- rework the tool to use GPL only code
> 	- distribute the tool separately from the rest


i disagree, it is not a violation.
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WindowsRuntimeAndGPL



> 
> Thanks
> -- 
> Michal Hocko
 		 	   		  
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