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PPS: New GCC Runtime Library Exception: amendment proposal

From: Joern Rennecke <amylaar at spamcop dot net>
To: gcc at gnu dot org
Cc: David Edelsohn <edelsohn at gnu dot org>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:13:22 -0500
Subject: PPS: New GCC Runtime Library Exception: amendment proposal
References: <20090128090130.e5cf1nkzk0sw0wsw-nzlynne@webmail.spamcop.net> <20090128100104.3w7a11v9r4g8s8og-nzlynne@webmail.spamcop.net> <20090128100827.pci4b108gsgcokgs-nzlynne@webmail.spamcop.net>

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, and for some reason the assembly-to-C
translator is not GPL compatible.
Presumably we want to allow the use of GCC as well.

However, the wording I gave should cover this fine as well - the assembly /
object code generated from the generated C code is in this code Target
Code with can be generated by an Eligible Compilation Process from the
generated C code.

Still, this is something to keep in mind when trying to further amend and/or
simplify the proposal.

References:
- New GCC Runtime Library Exception: not fit for purpose
  - From: Joern Rennecke
- New GCC Runtime Library Exception: amendment proposal
  - From: Joern Rennecke
- PS: New GCC Runtime Library Exception: amendment proposal
  - From: Joern Rennecke

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