From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: =?UTF-8?Q?=C3=93scar?= Fuentes Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#10399: [PATCH] Document win32 font backends Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:23:15 +0100 Message-ID: <87r4zklq8s.fsf@wanadoo.es> References: <24726464e3220fa8654e52357dfd56ab2d5bdb43.1325166907.git.dancol@dancol.org> <83pqf7uxhp.fsf@gnu.org> <4EFCA060.9000002@dancol.org> <83vcoxrouh.fsf@gnu.org> <4EFEEC4A.2010502@dancol.org> <83ty4hrnn8.fsf@gnu.org> <4EFEF4FA.4080701@dancol.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1325345050 10368 80.91.229.12 (31 Dec 2011 15:24:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:24:10 +0000 (UTC) Cc: lekktu@gmail.com, 10399@debbugs.gnu.org To: Daniel Colascione Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Dec 31 16:24:05 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Rh0my-0000le-K6 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:24:04 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:56049 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rh0mx-0008PX-PP for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:24:03 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:56686) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rh0mv-0008PR-Ek for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:24:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rh0mu-0003MX-Ed for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:24:01 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:60230) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rh0mu-0003MS-Bo for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:24:00 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Rh0pp-0002HS-Qy for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:27:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: =?UTF-8?Q?=C3=93scar?= Fuentes Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:27:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 10399 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch Original-Received: via spool by 10399-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B10399.13253451868725 (code B ref 10399); Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:27:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 10399) by debbugs.gnu.org; 31 Dec 2011 15:26:26 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Rh0pF-0002Gg-NG for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:26:26 -0500 Original-Received: from impaqm2.telefonica.net ([213.4.138.18] helo=telefonica.net) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Rh0pB-0002GV-FO for 10399@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:26:24 -0500 Original-Received: from IMPmailhost4.adm.correo ([10.20.102.125]) by IMPaqm2.telefonica.net with bizsmtp id Fr5b1i00Y2iL0W23MrPJPb; Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:23:18 +0100 Original-Received: from qcore ([79.147.11.225]) by IMPmailhost4.adm.correo with BIZ IMP id FrPG1i0054rKmjT1krPGTM; Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:23:18 +0100 X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== X-original-sender: 981711563@telefonica.net In-Reply-To: <4EFEF4FA.4080701@dancol.org> (Daniel Colascione's message of "Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:41:46 -0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.91 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:27:01 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:55339 Archived-At: Daniel Colascione writes: > On 12/31/11 3:22 AM, Eli Zaretskii wrote: >> If a MinGW build of Emacs can use DirectWrite, and if there will be no >> copyright issues with providing the missing headers and interface >> libraries, then feel free to work on adding DirectWrite support to >> Emacs. Thanks in advance. > > What exactly is the legal situation surrounding headers? Would copying > and modifying declarations from the Microsoft headers or MSDN be > acceptable, considering that there is really only one way to describe > what a function is called and what parameters it takes? If not, how > exactly would one create untainted declarations? IIRC, copying from the headers is not acceptable, as Microsoft's SDK license bans that. Copying from MSDN is correct, because it is publicly available documentation. As Eli suggests, asking on the MinGW ml would provide definite answers, as creating headers for the SDK/CRT/etc is what MinGW does all the time.