pkg-config 0.24

Dan Nicholson dbn.lists at gmail.com
Thu May 27 12:37:29 PDT 2010


On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Tollef Fog Heen <tfheen at err.no> wrote:
> ]] Dan Nicholson
>
> | On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 7:30 PM, Brian Cameron <brian.cameron at oracle.com> wrote:
> | >
> | > pkg-config team:
> | >
> | > I notice that pkg-config 0.24 contains a COPYING file that says the
> | > license is now GPLv3.  Version 0.23 was GPLv2.
> | >
> | > Was this change intentional?  It may not have been since I know
> | > that automake will generate a GPLv3 COPYING file by default if one
> | > does not exist in the module already.  So, depending on which
> | > version of automake you use, you can end up with different licenses
> | > if the COPYING file is generated.
> |
> | Tollef can tell you for sure, but it looks like this is the automake
> | included COPYING file in my source tree.
>
> Just for the record: it was an unintentional change.  I'll merge the
> make-GPLv2-explicit patch.
>
> Dan, I've meant to offer you a commit bit for some time, it's a bit
> silly that I'm the only person who can commit to pkg-config.  Please
> tell me if you want me to add you to the group on fdo.

And I've meant to ask for commit privs, but haven't done so. :)

Sign me up.

--
Dan


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