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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@...>]

Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
> I got wxWidgets to compile with --enable-graph_ctx on MinGW/MSYS using 
> the modified header files and link libraries from the following link 
> without making any changes.
Nice job Wayne.
> http://www.miscdebris.net/blog/2009/09/17/adding-gdi-headers-to-mingw-to-compile-wxwidgets-with-wxgraphicscontext-support/
>
> As far as licensing goes, I can't really answer that. I'm pretty sure 
> the modified GDI+ header files are not redistributable but I'm not sure 
> about the executables created from them.

We don't have to distribute the header, we could patch an original. 
But.... as you say..... this says nothing of the binaries built from a 
modified form of it.

A good reading of the license will help.

> The last time I checked, Kicad 
> builds on Visual Studio so you should be able to build without any 
> licensing issues that way assuming the GdiPlus headers are included.

Yes, good point. But, out of curiosity, why should we have to 
redistribute a Microsoft header file?

Besides, aren't there precompiled wxWidgets libraries for Windows anywhere?

I don't see why everyone has to compile wxWindows for windows. It 
should be possible to have a binary repo somewhere, download a binary, 
and build on top of it at the Kicad <-> wxWidgets boundary.


Dick