Request of clarifications on GPL license

[Andrew Haley]

On 05/10/2011 01:46 PM, Marco Maccalli wrote:

> a client of ours is interested in using GCC in order to compile a 
> proprietary application that they are currently developing. We would 
> like to have a better understanding of the implication on the 
> proprietary nature of our client's application related to the use of GCC 
> and its associated libraries. We understand that GCC uses libraries 
> available under GPL license (and not LGPL) and we would like to 
> understand whether there is a risk that these GCC libraries may bring 
> our client's application also under open source rules.
> 
> We would be grateful if you could help us in clarifying the above and/or 
> provide any guidance on how to be able to keep our client's application 
> proprietary and "closed source".

You'd have to ask your client precisely which libraries they're using.
Some libraries are GPL, but as far as I'm aware gcc doesn't require
any of them.

Andrew.