[Python-Dev] Optionally using GMP to implement long if available

["Martin v. Löwis"]

skip at pobox.com wrote:
>     Benjamin> The main objection is that GMP is licensed under LGPL which I
>     Benjamin> believe conflicts with Python's very open license. 
> 
> If GMP itself isn't included with Python how can there be a licensing issue?

On Windows, the GMP binaries would be incorporated into pythonxy.dll.
This would force anybody providing a copy of pythonxy.dll to also
provide the sources of GMP.

Regards,
Martin