From dbcf5ef64b38acf6fb3a2c1f62a071d64e61b7d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Rickerby Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 22:07:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify README shared library note --- README.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 03464fd0..f7193b16 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -400,7 +400,11 @@ Here are some repos that use cibuildwheel. Legal note ---------- -Since `cibuildwheel` runs the wheel through delocate or auditwheel, it will automatically bundle library dependencies. This is similar to static linking, so it might have some licence implications. Check the license for any code you're pulling in to make sure that's allowed. +Since `cibuildwheel` runs the wheel through delocate or auditwheel, it might automatically bundle dynamically linked libraries from the build machine. + +It helps ensure that the library can run without any dependencies outside of the pip toolchain. + +This is similar to static linking, so it might have some licence implications. Check the license for any code you're pulling in to make sure that's allowed. Changelog =========