Re: [gaius@glam.ac.uk: GNU Modula-2 progress]

[Mike Stump <mrs@wrs.com>]

> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 99 14:31 BST
> From: Gaius Mulley <gaius@glam.ac.uk>
> To: mrs@wrs.com
> CC: gcc@gcc.gnu.org

> On the downside the code generator of m2f could be improved.
> Thus one of the many attractions of linking the front end of
> m2f up to the gcc back end :-).

gcc's backend technology has a lot of nice beef in it.  Also, the
coverage is great.  :-)

> Currently the all the library modules are not held by GPL but after
> this work they could be under GPL if you wish?

Yeah, technically all code in gcc is copyright by the FSF, and this
happens through the assignment process.

> I've signed a GNU registration form 3 years ago when I submitted
> some changes to gdb and binutils. Do I need to sign another for
> m2f/gcc ?

Yes, unless a reading of that form covers the current work.  Most of
the time, it won't.  When I did mine, I researched the various
options, and put in all the things I wanted it to cover, for then, and
now (future).