Re: [ng-spice] Readline Response
On Thu, 26 Aug 1999, Kev wrote:
> Manu Rouat wrote:
> I would suggest that new interfaces for ng-spice are coded as C++ classes
> using virtual functions, to make it easier to integrate ng-spice into
> other tools (e.g. my v2k project).
What is a virtual function, I am not familiar with c++.
> BTW, on the 'readline' subject, most of Linux is GPL'd but people sell
> applictions that run on it. Those applications use GPL'd run-time
> libraries and support (e.g. XFree86), so not 'mixing' code licenses does
> not seem to apply consistently, i.e. run-time dynamic loading of
> differently licensed libraries does not seem to be a problem. So if
> you want to use 'readline' etc. it should be OK to supply a build that uses
> those libraries if they are installed - what you can't do is cut & paste
> the code or statically link it and deliver the resulting executable.
I have asked directly to Stallman describing him the project and he
replied me that it was not possible. I will write a new message containing
your statement, nad wait for a new answer.
> PS: The guy who wrote Spice 3 got a PhD for translating it from Fortran,
> so maybe Berkley will give someone a Phd for translating it to C++ :-)
Why not, anyone from Berkeley ?
Paolo
Partial thread listing:
- Re: [ng-spice] Readline Response, (continued)
NG-SPICE Implementation Document,
Paolo Nenzi
MacQuire Patches,
Paolo Nenzi