Uploading Processing Sketch with library to github

Question

I have a sketch I wrote in the language Processing that I want to put up on GitHub. It uses a library released under LGPL so from what I understand, I'm able to (and should) upload the library alongside it. The library, like most Processing libraries, lives inside /Processing/libraries (and from what I understand, it's very difficult to get them running outside the libraries folder), the sketch lives in a folder inside processing (i.e. /Processing/foo).

I understand that I could just could init git inside the /Processing folder and add /foo and /libraries/bar, though I don't know if that makes life more difficult for the user and it may be difficult if I want to create another repository for another sketch later. Right now I've just got a git repository inside the sketch folder and a readme telling users the library they'll also have to download. Is there a better way?

Answer 1

LGPL says you don't have to put this library with your code and make your code on LGPL. That's the main difference between LGPL and GPL.

You just have to make a way for user to be able to use his own version of this library. So, link it dynamically:

0) Convey the Minimal Corresponding Source under the terms of this License, and the Corresponding Application Code in a form suitable for, and under terms that permit, the user to recombine or relink the Application with a modified version of the Linked Version to produce a modified Combined Work, in the manner specified by section 6 of the GNU GPL for conveying Corresponding Source.

1) Use a suitable shared library mechanism for linking with the Library. A suitable mechanism is one that (a) uses at run time a copy of the Library already present on the user's computer system, and (b) will operate properly with a modified version of the Library that is interface-compatible with the Linked Version.