The FAQ of Pure Basic Web Site

[cecilcheah]

Hi

Here i quote from the PB Web Site:

Generally yes. You can make DLLs including PureBasic commands for your own projects without any restrictions. But it's not allowed to release simple "wrapper" Dlls to include PureBasic commands in other programming languages.

Can anyone explain this to me further what i am not supposed to do?

Cecil

[Num3]

Hi

Here i quote from the PB Web Site:

Generally yes. You can make DLLs including PureBasic commands for your own projects without any restrictions. But it's not allowed to release simple "wrapper" Dlls to include PureBasic commands in other programming languages.

Can anyone explain this to me further what i am not supposed to do?

Cecil

It means you cannot create a DLL, with only the functions of PB and distribute it.

For example, create a DLL which has all the pure gfx commands inside it, and sell / give away has a Gfx Engine to be used on other languages.

You can however create your own DLL, that has your own code and procedures made with PB functions and commands.

[Fred]

May be the quote in the 'Licence and Aggrement' of the help file is more clear:

All components, libraries, and binaries are copyrighted by Fantaisie Software and can't be used in any form (static libraries, DLL and more) in another programming langage, except for PureBasic owners. This includes the simple DLL or static library wrapping of PureBasic commandset.

[cecilcheah]

Hi

If i made a DLL with my own functions which are coded with PB functions. The user needed to call my functions in their programme, is this OK or not?

Still not very clear. I need to use a few PB Functions to code my DLL. So is this breaking the licence or not?

Cecil

[ricardo]

Hi

If i made a DLL with my own functions which are coded with PB functions. The user needed to call my functions in their programme, is this OK or not?

Still not very clear. I need to use a few PB Functions to code my DLL. So is this breaking the licence or not?

Cecil

Of course to do your own functions you should use PB functions, but since your functions are not only wrappers but real functions its ok.

See this examples

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Example A

Procedure Paint(x,y,h,w,Color)
  For x = 0 to h
    For y = 0 to w
      Plot(x,y,h,w,Color)
   Next y
Next i
EndProcedure

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Example B

Procedure MyPlot(x,y,Color)
   Plot(x,y,Color)
EndProcedure

Example A its your own function that USES a PB command.
Example B is just a wrapper to a PB command.
A its allowed, B not.

[Karbon]

Make the wrapper and make all your customers buy a copy of PureBASIC!

*grins*