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Re: -fdump-translation-unit output and GPL

From: Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>
To: "Nick Rolins" <nrolins at gmail dot com>
Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: 20 Mar 2007 07:37:53 -0700
Subject: Re: -fdump-translation-unit output and GPL
References: <19ac075e0703200649k6a5bac0eya354d5a13d8ad39e@mail.gmail.com>

"Nick Rolins" <nrolins@gmail.com> writes:

> If I make a program that calls by command line the gcc executable with
> -fdump-translation-unit option and parses the dump output file,
> does it have to adhere to the GPL license ?
> 
> If it doesn't have to adhere to the GPL license, how about if my
> program gets the dump output by a pipe or a socket ?

Different people will give you different answers about different
situations.  There is no clear answer.  This mailing list is
unfortunately not the right place to ask GPL licensing questions.

I would suggest the gnu.misc.discuss newsgroup.  Or asking the Free
Software Foundation directly.

Ian

Follow-Ups:
- Re: -fdump-translation-unit output and GPL
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References:
- -fdump-translation-unit output and GPL
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