Re: Intent to package Jikes

[Stephen Zander <gibreel@pobox.com>]

>>>>> "john" == john  <john@dhh.gt.org> writes:
    >> These are made by running the source file java.g through a
    >> program called jikespg, which in turn is binary-only available
    >> (but free for download).  I am not sure of the policy
    >> implications of this, three of the four are easily
    >> user-modifiable, but javadcl.h is probably not as a practical
    >> matter.  Should this be treated as a non-free dependency, or
    >> does it render the whole package non-free?

    john> I think it is just another reason to put it in contrib.  Any
    john> chance of getting IBM to free jikespg?

Eh? How can we claim that we have a source ditribution if the source
is incomplete?

Methinks this is non-free unless distribution of the generated files
is kosher.

-- 
Stephen
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