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Re: open watcom compiling gcc on win32

Devang Patel wrote:


On Jan 30, 2004, at 1:49 PM, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:

On the other hand, I've heard several times that Microsoft has
patented their vtable layout.


http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser? Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/ srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5,297,284.WKU.&OS=PN/5,297,284&RS=PN/ 5,297,284

[ US Patent Number: 5,297,284]

 That would make it impossible for gcc
to emulate it, unless Microsoft gave explicit permission


Don't be too quick to make legal conclusions of this type
unless you have a basis for doing so. I certainly see no
basis for such a conclusion from what I have seen.


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