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

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@@ -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
@@ -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
-@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.
@@ -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
-@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.
 
@@ -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
-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