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* Re: other/5022: gcc -lgcc only for gpl-compatible programs, others are suddenly illegal.
@ 2001-12-05 20:26 rodrigc
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From: rodrigc @ 2001-12-05 20:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: nobody; +Cc: gcc-prs
The following reply was made to PR other/5022; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: rodrigc@gcc.gnu.org
To: gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-prs@gcc.gnu.org,
guidod-2001q3@gmx.de, nobody@gcc.gnu.org
Cc:
Subject: Re: other/5022: gcc -lgcc only for gpl-compatible programs, others are suddenly illegal.
Date: 6 Dec 2001 04:23:57 -0000
Synopsis: gcc -lgcc only for gpl-compatible programs, others are suddenly illegal.
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: rodrigc
State-Changed-When: Wed Dec 5 20:23:56 2001
State-Changed-Why:
Read carefully in libgcc2.c:
"In addition to the permissions in the GNU General Public License, the
Free Software Foundation gives you unlimited permission to link the
compiled version of this file into combinations with other programs,
and to distribute those combinations without any restriction coming
from the use of this file. (The General Public License restrictions
do apply in other respects; for example, they cover modification of
the file, and distribution when not linked into a combine
executable.)"
http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&pr=5022&database=gcc
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* Re: other/5022: gcc -lgcc only for gpl-compatible programs, others are suddenly illegal.
@ 2001-12-05 20:23 rodrigc
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: rodrigc @ 2001-12-05 20:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gcc-bugs, gcc-gnats, gcc-prs, guidod-2001q3, nobody
Synopsis: gcc -lgcc only for gpl-compatible programs, others are suddenly illegal.
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: rodrigc
State-Changed-When: Wed Dec 5 20:23:56 2001
State-Changed-Why:
Read carefully in libgcc2.c:
"In addition to the permissions in the GNU General Public License, the
Free Software Foundation gives you unlimited permission to link the
compiled version of this file into combinations with other programs,
and to distribute those combinations without any restriction coming
from the use of this file. (The General Public License restrictions
do apply in other respects; for example, they cover modification of
the file, and distribution when not linked into a combine
executable.)"
http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&pr=5022&database=gcc
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* other/5022: gcc -lgcc only for gpl-compatible programs, others are suddenly illegal.
@ 2001-12-05 11:16 guidod-2001q3
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: guidod-2001q3 @ 2001-12-05 11:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gcc-gnats
>Number: 5022
>Category: other
>Synopsis: gcc -lgcc only for gpl-compatible programs, others are suddenly illegal.
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: low
>Responsible: unassigned
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Wed Dec 05 11:16:01 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: guidod-2001q3@gmx.de
>Release: gcc-3.x
>Organization:
>Environment:
reading cvs source code
>Description:
The libgcc is GPL, always was, but it did always include
an exception clause that clarified that gcc-compiled
programs linking with libgcc do not need to get gpl-ed.
But this exception clause seems to be missing now.
I treat this as a mistake, and therefore a bug.
>How-To-Repeat:
read gcc/libgcc2.c
>Fix:
copy the text from 2.95x libgcc2.c to 3.x libgcc2.c, i.e.
add the following text right after the GPL header text:
/* As a special exception, if you link this library with other files,
some of which are compiled with GCC, to produce an executable,
this library does not by itself cause the resulting executable
to be covered by the GNU General Public License.
This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why
the executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. */
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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