Re: code signing with foreign function interface?

[Stefan Monnier]

>     If code signing of dynamic libraries is employed, the end-user can be
>     made aware he is breaking the intentions of the GPL. Would this be
>     enough to satisfy the requirements for an Emacs FFI?

> We gave GCC a plug-in interface last year, after developing a method
> to make it safer.  So now it is ok to do this in Emacs as well.

Sounds wonderful.

So if I understand http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/Plugins.html
correctly, all we have to do is to check that the dynamically loaded
object defines a global symbol "plugin_is_GPL_compatible"?


        Stefan