Re: Looking for experience on XML parser (DOM) for Ada

[Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>]

Bruce Hennessy <bruceg.hennessy@gmail.com> writes:

> On Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 6:37:48 AM UTC-5, reinert wrote:
>> Hei again,
>> 
>> before I spend much time on it:
>> 
>> what is the "best" XML parser (DOM) for Ada?
>> 
>> Only to go for the AdaCore DOM module without side-looking? :-)
>> 
>> reinert
>
> The GNAT code is the best but requires full source to be provided If
> the executable that uses it is given to a third party.
> If the program will be only personally used or only used by the 
> organization that created then it the GNU GPL v3 is not an issue at all.

If you look at the XML/Ada project on Github[1], you'll find the file
COPYING.RUNTIME, which contains the additional permissions discussed in
the source comments:

-- As a special exception under Section 7 of GPL version 3, you are granted --
-- additional permissions described in the GCC Runtime Library Exception,   --
-- version 3.1, as published by the Free Software Foundation.               --
--                                                                          --
-- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License and    --
-- a copy of the GCC Runtime Library Exception along with this program;     --
-- see the files COPYING3 and COPYING.RUNTIME respectively.  If not, see    --
-- <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

So you *can* provide an executable without providing the source (provided
the other conditions are met, of course)

[1] https://github.com/AdaCore/xmlada