From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Dec 5 18:32:30 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id SAA07353 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 5 Dec 1997 18:32:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from word.smith.net.au (ppp8.portal.net.au [202.12.71.108]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id SAA07339; Fri, 5 Dec 1997 18:32:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@word.smith.net.au) Received: from word (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by word.smith.net.au (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id MAA00955; Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:57:21 +1030 (CST) Message-Id: <199712060227.MAA00955@word.smith.net.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: Terry Lambert cc: hsu@freebsd.org (Jeffrey Hsu), hackers@hub.freebsd.org Subject: Re: shared library with static Motif? In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 04 Dec 1997 19:56:15 -0000." <199712041956.MAA12406@usr09.primenet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 06 Dec 1997 12:57:20 +1030 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > Is there a way to create a shared library with references to Motif routines > > resolved statically so one doesn't have to also distribute a Motif shared > > library? > > This is specifically disallowed in your Motif license. That's odd; StarOffice has most of the Motif library buried inside their GUI library. I think they deconstructed the original shared libraries and re-archived them along with the rest of their stuff. mike