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[gnulib.git] / doc / gnulib-intro.texi

diff --git a/doc/gnulib-intro.texi b/doc/gnulib-intro.texi
index 63137fe..527fad5 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/gnulib-intro.texi
+++ b/doc/gnulib-intro.texi
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@node Library vs. Reusable Code
+@node Library vs Reusable Code

 @section Library vs. Reusable Code
 
 Classical libraries are installed as binary object code.  Gnulib is
 @section Library vs. Reusable Code
 
 Classical libraries are installed as binary object code.  Gnulib is


@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ that.
 Similarly, Gnulib has a facility for executing a command in a
 subprocess.  It is at the same time a portability enhancement (it
 works on GNU, Unix, and Windows, compared to the classical
 Similarly, Gnulib has a facility for executing a command in a
 subprocess.  It is at the same time a portability enhancement (it
 works on GNU, Unix, and Windows, compared to the classical

-@code{fork()}/@code{exec()} which is not portable to Windows), as well
+@code{fork}/@code{exec} idiom which is not portable to Windows), as well

 as an application aid: it takes care of redirecting stdin and/or
 stdout if desired, and emits an error message if the subprocess
 failed.
 as an application aid: it takes care of redirecting stdin and/or
 stdout if desired, and emits an error message if the subprocess
 failed.


@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ C++ language or from the Linux kernel.
 @subsection Interfaces to external libraries
 
 Examples are the @samp{iconv} module, which interfaces to the
 @subsection Interfaces to external libraries
 
 Examples are the @samp{iconv} module, which interfaces to the

-@code{iconv()} facility, regardless whether it is contained in libc or in
+@code{iconv} facility, regardless whether it is contained in libc or in

 an external @code{libiconv}.  Or the @samp{readline} module, which
 interfaces to the GNU readline library.
 
 an external @code{libiconv}.  Or the @samp{readline} module, which
 interfaces to the GNU readline library.
 


@@ -262,7 +262,9 @@ Texts.
 If you want to use some Gnulib modules under LGPL, you can do so by
 passing the option @samp{--lgpl} to @code{gnulib-tool}.  This will
 replace the GPL header with an LGPL header while copying the source
 If you want to use some Gnulib modules under LGPL, you can do so by
 passing the option @samp{--lgpl} to @code{gnulib-tool}.  This will
 replace the GPL header with an LGPL header while copying the source

-files to your package.
+files to your package.  Similarly, if you want some Gnulib modules
+under LGPLv2+ (Lesser GPL version 2.1 or newer), you can do so by
+passing the option @samp{--lgpl=2} to @code{gnulib-tool}.

 
 Keep in mind that when you submit patches to files in Gnulib, you should
 license them under a compatible license.  This means that sometimes the
 
 Keep in mind that when you submit patches to files in Gnulib, you should
 license them under a compatible license.  This means that sometimes the