[libmudflap] splay tree forking

[Ian Lance Taylor]

fche@redhat.com (Frank Ch. Eigler) writes:

> By the way, the fact that this is a modified copy does not really
> matter to this issue.  If the unmodified libiberty splay-tree code
> were used via build-tree symlinking, it would still be a "violation".
> splay-trees might not be usable in gpl+exception target libraries at
> all.  Some more pedantic analysis might even preclude all other
> libiberty pieces from similar use elsewhere.

Different files in libiberty are under different licenses.

> Do people believe this is intentional?  (I sent a query to two SC
> members for a clarification.)

This is certainly intentional in some cases.  For example, I'm sure
that obstack and getopt are intended to be under the GPL without
exception.  I'm sure that the V3 demangler code is intended to be
under the GPL with exception.

Ian