Add libquadmath - and use it in gfortran (round SIX)

Jerry DeLisle jvdelisle@frontier.com
Tue Nov 16 19:24:00 GMT 2010


On 11/16/2010 10:39 AM, Toon Moene wrote:
> FX wrote:
>
>>> I think this question can be better answered by either FX (François-Xaver
>>> Coudert) or by the GCC steering committee.
>>
>> There's not much I can add to what Tobias has quoted. Toon, or someone else
>> from the SC,
>> may want to confirm in a public mail that we're in the clear.
>
> The libquadmath library has to be under the LGPL because the code FX derived it
> from (in glibc) was donated to the FSF by its author for distribution under the
> LGPL.
>
> RMS confirmed that it would be OK - as long as libquadmath is distributed with
> GCC under the LGPL and in a separate library (Tobias quoted this text).
>
> I hope this clarifies.
>
Thanks Toon,

I think we are good to go for commit. (This really is a significant contribution 
and should be recognized)

Many thanks to FX and Tobias.

Jerry



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