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Re: Export autoload functionality?
Thank you very much for the reply.
On Fri, 21 May 2004, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Fri, May 21, 2004 at 03:55:47PM -0500, Brian Ford wrote:
> >A really "off the wall" idea I know, but would it be possible or
> >desireable to export the autoload functionality? I'd sure like to use it
> >in a Cygwin app.
> >
> >I'm still studying the code, but I thought I'd ask for "quick, off the
> >cuff" feedback before wasting too much time on it. A simple:
> >
> >1.) Impossible
>
> Very hard.
Ok.
> >2.) Bad idea
>
> Not really the function of cygwin. It's certainly not a POSIX function.
Understood; it is just an incredibly usefull thing.
> However, nothing is stopping you from adapting the macros in autoload.cc
> in your own GPLed application.
Yeah, I know. Unfortunately, this particular instance would be our own
Red Hat licensed Cygwin based application. Hence, I don't think we could
use it unless it comes from Cygwin. As such, I was hoping there would be
a way to contribute it for everyone. Oh well :-(.
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Brian Ford
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VITAL - Visual Simulation Systems
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