Re: 64-bit version of Lilypond?

[David Kastrup]

Hans Åberg <address@hidden> writes:

>> On 25 Feb 2019, at 00:10, David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:
>> 
>>> Xcode license:
>>>  https://www.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/xcode.pdf
>> 
>> Well, I think that one is pretty clear:
>> 
>>    2.5
>>    Copies
>> 
>>    [...] For clarity, You may copy only the entire package or piece of
>>    the Apple Software and Services in its entirety and only for use as
>>    permitted herein. You may not alter the Apple Software or Services
>>    in any way in such copy, e.g., You are expressly prohibited from
>>    separately using the Apple SDKs or attempting to run any part of the
>>    Apple Software on non-Apple-branded hardware.  [...]
>> 
>> So the current Xcode SDK very clearly is off-limits for use within GUB.
>> It's probably either some Darwin SDK or we'll stop providing MacOSX
>> packagers/versions altogether.
>
> US copyright law makes an exception for computer maintenance, so it
> would seem OK to develop on another platform, and distribute it for
> use on the indicated hardware.

I don't see any judge buying application development on a computer owned
by someone who has no idea what computer the application is going to be
used on as "computer maintenance".

> Another exception: Some OS X server version has been made available on
> VirtualBox.org and I figure one might run Xcode within that. Their
> legal department perhaps didn't think about that.
>
> But you might look into making a MacPorts version, using GCC.

We _are_ using GCC but we also need a runtime environment.

-- 
David Kastrup