What's the difference between gnustl_static & stlport_static?

[Riasat Abir]

Hi,

whats the difference between using gnustl_static & stlport_static.

I am just curious to know. Didn't find much in the NDK documentation.

Regards,

Riasat

[alan]

gunstl is based on the gnu runtime library, stlport is based on the stl port runtime library. stlport doesn't currently support rtti or exceptions but it has a free licence rather than gpl

[David Turner]

On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 10:35 AM, alan <al...@birtles.org.uk> wrote:

gunstl is based on the gnu runtime library, stlport is based on the stl port runtime library. stlport doesn't currently support rtti or exceptions but it has a free licence rather than gpl

gnustl comes with a linking exceptions that allows you to use it for proprietary projects.

See http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~etsman/Docs/gcc-3.4-base/libstdc++/html/17_intro/license.html

 

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[Alex Cohn]

 On Friday, March 18, 2011 12:48:00 PM UTC+2, David Turner wrote:

On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 10:35 AM, alan <al...@birtles.org.uk> wrote:

gunstl is based on the gnu runtime library, stlport is based on the stl port runtime library. stlport doesn't currently support rtti or exceptions but it has a free licence rather than gpl

gnustl comes with a linking exceptions that allows you to use it for proprietary projects.

See http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~etsman/Docs/gcc-3.4-base/libstdc++/html/17_intro/license.html

I sincerely failed to understand this Exception. The only thing I am certain about after reading it multiple times is that I am free to pay a lot of money to a lawyer who will give me his or her interpretation of this document.

But hopefully, I am not the only one who has a very simple question: if my Application.mk includes APP_STL := gnustl_static, should I publish my native and Java code to comply with GPL?

Thanks,
Alex

[Dan V.]

The linking exception means that any apps you create that link to gnustl are *not* bound by the GPL.  So you are free to choose any license you like for your code.

[David Turner]

Due to the runtime exception, you don't have too. On the other hand, if you use gnustl_shared, you must comply with GPLv3 for libgnustl_shared.so (and only this file) which you do distribute with your application/package. How convenient/practical this is is left as an exercise for your lawyer. Good luck.

 

Thanks,
Alex

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