GPL-License

GPL-License

[Emin Karayel]

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Dear Mr. and Mrs.,

In the first term of the GPL, you'll find the following sentence:

"Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not
covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the
Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program is covered only
if its contents constitute a work based on the Program (independent of
having been made by running the Program). Whether that is true depends on
what the Program does.´"

So my question is, whether the output of gcc/g++ is covered by the GPL, or
nor ?

Is it possible to develop comercial software with gcc/g++ ?

I would be content, if you would help me, in this way.

Thanks

Emin Karayel <nime@topmail.de>

Re: GPL-License

[Olivier Galibert]

On Tue, Jun 13, 2000 at 06:15:39PM +0200, Emin Karayel wrote:
> So my question is, whether the output of gcc/g++ is covered by the GPL, or
> nor ?

Not.  The only files gcc includes in your program (libgcc.a) include
an explicit exception in order not to have the resulting program
ending under the GPL.


> Is it possible to develop comercial software with gcc/g++ ?

Yes.

  OG.

Re: GPL-License

[Philip Blundell]

>So my question is, whether the output of gcc/g++ is covered by the GPL,
>or nor ?

Not that I know of.  The code generated by a compiler isn't a `derived work'.
Of course, I don't speak as a lawyer.

>Is it possible to develop comercial software with gcc/g++ ?

Yes, though you may need to pay attention to which libraries you link with and 
which header files you include.

p.

Re: GPL-License

[Jeffrey A Law]

  In message < 000101bfd552$9e0697d0$2b0216ac@workflow.omikron.net >you write:
  > So my question is, whether the output of gcc/g++ is covered by the GPL, or
  > nor ?
The output of gcc/g++ is not covered by the GPL.

  > Is it possible to develop comercial software with gcc/g++ ?
Certainly.

jeff

Re: GPL-License

[Mike Stump]

> From: "Emin Karayel" <ek@omikron.net>
> To: <gcc@gcc.gnu.org>
> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 18:15:39 +0200

> So my question is, whether the output of gcc/g++ is covered by the
> GPL, or nor ?

When last I looked at cygwin, it was covered.  Aside from this, the
intention is roughly that it not be.  However, there are certain
things might cause it to be (static linking with GNU libc) that you
might do.  We can't know, unless you tell us everything you do, in
laborious detail.