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:# The MEX file may not use any bindings that are specific to Octave, '''it has to use the MEX interface only'''.  In other words, it should be possible in principle to use the MEX file with other programs that implement the MEX interface (e.g., Matlab).  For example including an Octave header file or calling an Octave function within the MEX file, that is not related with Octave's implementation of the MEX interface make the MEX file a derivative work of Octave and has therefore to be released under terms that are compatible with the [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html GPL].
:# The MEX file may not use any bindings that are specific to Octave, '''it has to use the MEX interface only'''.  In other words, it should be possible in principle to use the MEX file with other programs that implement the MEX interface (e.g., Matlab).  For example including an Octave header file or calling an Octave function within the MEX file, that is not related with Octave's implementation of the MEX interface make the MEX file a derivative work of Octave and has therefore to be released under terms that are compatible with the [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html GPL].
:# The MEX file may not be distributed together with Octave in such a way that they effectively create a single work.  For example, you should not distribute the MEX file and Octave together in a single package such that Octave automatically loads and runs the MEX file when it starts up.  There are other possible ways to effectively create a single work.
:# The MEX file may not be distributed together with Octave in such a way that they effectively create a single work.  For example, you should not distribute the MEX file and Octave together in a single package such that Octave automatically loads and runs the MEX file when it starts up.  There are other possible ways to effectively create a single work; this is just one example.


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* Code that '''embeds the Octave interpreter''' (e.g., by calling the <code>octave_main</code> function), or that calls functions from Octave's libraries (e.g., liboctinterp, liboctave, or libcruft) is considered a derivative work of Octave and therefore must be released under terms that are compatible with the GPL.
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