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authormame <mame@b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e>2010-06-11 13:38:18 +0000
committermame <mame@b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e>2010-06-11 13:38:18 +0000
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parent27a0ad31c490fee6f69107a6d6c83cf19a0436d0 (diff)
* README: add a note about linking a library whose license is not
compatible with Ruby License. [ruby-core:30662] git-svn-id: svn+ssh://ci.ruby-lang.org/ruby/branches/ruby_1_9_2@28278 b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e
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@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ This is what you need to do to compile and install Ruby:
If you fail to compile ruby, please send the detailed error report with
the error log and machine/OS type, to help others.
+DO NOT LINK Ruby WITH A LIBRARY WHOSE LICENSE IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH Ruby
+License (see COPYING).
+For example, currently you cannot link with readline6, which is under GPLv3.
+
* Copying