Compiling with gdc vs. gdmd

[Alex Rønne Petersen]

On 09-04-2012 16:24, Kagamin wrote:
> On Friday, 6 April 2012 at 13:00:34 UTC, Joseph Rushton Wakeling wrote:
>> Yes, but -- if I understand correctly -- the Waf binary is provided as
>> an integral part of the source distribution. It's not just another
>> program that sits elsewhere on your computer and can be installed
>> independently.
>>
>> In fact, the zipped-up wscript is contained within the build script as
>> a binary blob, no? This alone is enough to make it fall under the GPL
>> provisions.
>
> GPL doesn't prohibit distribution in binary form, it's about rights, not
> form. For example, Linux is distributed in binary form and that's not a
> problem. Though, it's a perfectly meaningful demand to have waf sources
> in repository. A source-only package should not cause any harm, should it?

Of course nothing stops you including the actual Waf source rather than 
just the compressed binary.

-- 
- Alex