License retrieval

how licensecc find the license file

Licensecc, when integrated into a software can automatically find its license file (or multiple license files) based on:

• An environment variable:

  • Placing the full path of the license file in the environment variable LICENSE_LOCATION the library will look for it. Multiple license files can be separated by ‘;’

  • Placing the full license content in the environment LICENSE_DATA will let the library load it.

• Placing the license in the same folder of the licensed executable will make the software find its own license. The filename must be the same of the executable, the extension .lic. eg. if you’re licensing my_awesome_software.exe the license file must be in the same folder and must be called my_awesome_software.lic.

• The calling application can specify the location (or the complete license data) using LicenseLocation structure.

• Implementing and registering the interface LicenseLocator software authors can easily define their own strategy.