From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Simon Wright Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Looking for experience on XML parser (DOM) for Ada Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 18:16:15 +0000 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Message-ID: References: <5fefded9-9dc1-4f53-ba0e-d794f974d6a3@googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: reader02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="ef8367995f18c1c455596827d69939c4"; logging-data="6970"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/qN2CT2oDzXgWJQMhLpWt1Tp03nj2JfNY=" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.3 (darwin) Cancel-Lock: sha1:vouvp1DnVoNpH5WJmko6CrZjL6c= sha1:yAD7F525yr+7WlND4RKoLoEpViU= Xref: feeder.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:48786 Date: 2017-11-09T18:16:15+00:00 List-Id: Bruce Hennessy 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 -- -- . So you *can* provide an executable without providing the source (provided the other conditions are met, of course) [1] https://github.com/AdaCore/xmlada