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author | Eskil Abrahamsen Blomfeldt <eskil.abrahamsen-blomfeldt@qt.io> | 2017-12-21 09:52:35 +0100 |
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committer | Eskil Abrahamsen Blomfeldt <eskil.abrahamsen-blomfeldt@qt.io> | 2017-12-21 09:05:40 +0000 |
commit | 0703849b6d6a63873fc9334d573b7ee85256c655 (patch) | |
tree | 81117ded8ea3b118c45a1e85dd325b29228a90d4 /doc | |
parent | 426fde89beb751e607fd50623e888198eeca4218 (diff) | |
download | qtdoc-0703849b6d6a63873fc9334d573b7ee85256c655.tar.gz |
Android: Add information about LLVM libc++ license
When building with the android-clang mkspec, we will use the
MIT-licensed run-time instead of the GPL-licensed one. This was
not reflected in the documentation.
Change-Id: Icb081218fbc5a1ac63a422dfb06e28ff077204d9
Reviewed-by: BogDan Vatra <bogdan@kdab.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r-- | doc/src/legal/android-runtime-licensing-notes.qdoc | 92 |
1 files changed, 86 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/legal/android-runtime-licensing-notes.qdoc b/doc/src/legal/android-runtime-licensing-notes.qdoc index dd9a92bc..772bed44 100644 --- a/doc/src/legal/android-runtime-licensing-notes.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/legal/android-runtime-licensing-notes.qdoc @@ -35,17 +35,19 @@ The Android platform does not provide a full implementation of the C++ run-time. apps that depend on features such as STL, exceptions, or RTTI, must include an additional native run-time library that provides the features they need. -Qt will by default use the GNU libstdc++ library which is distributed as part of the Google Android NDK. -Qt Creator will copy this library into the .APK for any Qt-based Android app. The library will then be -loaded by the app on start-up to meet the run-time requirements of Qt. - -The GNU C++ run-time is licensed under the +When built with g++, Qt will use the GNU libstdc++ library which is distributed as part of the Google +Android NDK. Qt Creator will copy this library into the .APK for any Qt-based Android app. The library +will then be loaded by the app on start-up to meet the run-time requirements of Qt.The GNU C++ run-time +is licensed under the \l{http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/manual/appendix_gpl.html}{GNU General Public License version 3} with an exception which grants permission for run-time linking and usage of the library by an application which would otherwise violate the terms of the main license. For more information about this exception, see \l{http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/manual/license.html}{the official license page}. -\section1 Information About License From GCC Headers +When Qt is built with clang instead, it will use LLVM's libc++, which is dual-licensed under both the +University of Illinois "BSD-Like" license and the MIT license. + +\section1 Information About The GNU C++ Run-time License From GCC Headers This file is part of the GNU ISO C++ Library. This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms @@ -142,6 +144,84 @@ The availability of this Exception does not imply any general presumption that third-party software is unaffected by the copyleft requirements of the license of GCC. +\section1 Information About The LLVM C++ Run-time License + +============================================================================== +libc++ License +============================================================================== + +The libc++ library is dual licensed under both the University of Illinois +"BSD-Like" license and the MIT license. As a user of this code you may choose +to use it under either license. 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