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Re: GCC 3.4.0 build failed on interix3
On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 07:36:45PM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
>
> > Is there a legal issue with Interix support? I know that UWIN
> > support was pulled because if you build from source, the resulting
> > binary would have proprietary code in it that is not part of the
> > Windows operating system.
>
> I don't recall there ever being such a problem with Interix.
>
> > But if the only pieces included are part of "Microsoft Windows
> > Services for UNIX" then maybe those count as part of the OS.
>
> Interix runs in NT's POSIX subsystem, so there isn't even a
> compatibility library to link against. It's been a long time since I
> worked on Interix support, but I don't recall anything in there that
> would cause problems, any more so than any other proprietary OS
> running gcc.
>
> OTOH, I haven't looked at its license either.
If the only pieces that get linked with GCC are part of NT's POSIX
subsystem, then there is no problem. UWIN was a problem because the
compatibility libraries were from a third-party company, making the GCC
binaries illegal to distribute.
So, to quote one of the late Gilda Radner's characters: "Never mind."