> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 06:49:23 -0700 (PDT)
> Cc: gcc@gcc.gnu.org, jwakely....@gmail.com, qifan.z...@xpeedic.com
> From: ken...@adacore.com (Richard Kenner)
>
> > Not if we are talking about Windows binaries intended to be used by
> > people who don't have GCC installed. (The OP asked about MinGW, which
> > is why I bring up this case.) These DLLs are part of the MinGW GCC
> > installation, but do not come with the OS OOTB.
>
> But then what the OP could do is to distribute both his executable
> and MinGW ("mere aggregation" doesn't trigger the GPL).
They could, yes. Of course, this will make the distribution much
larger and less convenient to install.
