Re: New GCC Runtime Library Exception: amendment proposal

2009-01-28 Thread Robert Dewar
Joern Rennecke wrote: 1. Grant of Additional Permission. You have permission to propagate a work of Target Code formed by combining the Runtime Library with Independent Modules, even if such propagation would otherwise violate the terms of GPLv3, provided that all Target Code was eithwe g

PPS: New GCC Runtime Library Exception: amendment proposal

2009-01-28 Thread Joern Rennecke
Hmm, I didn't specifically think of the case where the Source code is not a high level language, but a code generator is used to generate a high-level language which is to be compiled with gcc. E.g. someone might have some assembly Source Code which they translate to C to migrate to new hardware,

PS: New GCC Runtime Library Exception: amendment proposal

2009-01-28 Thread Joern Rennecke
Sorry, something went wrong while I edited the message and it was sent prematurely. Quoting Joern Rennecke : A file is an "Independent Module" if it is not based on the Runtime Library, except that it may either require the Runtime Library for execution after a Compilation Process, or make use

New GCC Runtime Library Exception: amendment proposal

2009-01-28 Thread Joern Rennecke
A file is an "Independent Module" if it is not based on the Runtime Library, except that it may either require the Runtime Library for execution after a Compilation Process, or make use of an interface provided by the Runtime Library. Definitions of "GCC" and "GPL-compatible sotware as in th