Re: test modules and license

[Paul Eggert]

Bruno Haible <address@hidden> writes:

>   a) Add another option to gnulib that avoids the license changes altogether.
>      You would use this option; Jim when making release tarballs would not.
>      Drawback: Jim needs a special directory for making release tarballs.
>
>   b) Push back the license substitution moment to "make dist". I.e. You
>      work on symlinks to gnulib files that carry mixed GPL/LGPL notices,
>      but "make dist" creates a tarball with only GPL notices.

Neither method sounds appealing.  The first sounds error-prone.
The second would be yet another version of the file, with a mixed
notice, and a difference between what's developed with and what's
distributed.

The other options I've thought of are even worse, alas....