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[bug#29970] [PATCH 2/4] gnu: Add libnsl.
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Marius Bakke |
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[bug#29970] [PATCH 2/4] gnu: Add libnsl. |
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Sat, 06 Jan 2018 22:41:29 +0100 |
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Leo Famulari <address@hidden> writes:
> * gnu/packages/onc-rpc.scm (libnsl): New variable.
[...]
> + (description "Libnsl is the public client interface for the Network
> +Information Service / Yellow Pages (NIS/YP) and NIS+. It includes IPv6
> +support. This code was part of glibc < 2.26, but is still required by
> +some applications. Building glibc with '--enable-obsolete-nsl' will
> +cause the libnsl headers and NIS+ name service modules to be included in
> +glibc.")
I'm not sure if mentioning this historical artifact is necessary, but no
strong opinion.
> + (home-page "https://github.com/thkukuk/libnsl")
> + (license lgpl2.1+)))
Some files are explicitly LGPL2.1 only, so I wonder if we should
conservatively go with that, and mention that the files under nisplus/
are LGPL2.1+ in a comment. WDYT?
Please also mention that the code in rpcsvc/ is BSD-3.
Apart from that LGTM, thanks!
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