Using of parse tree externally

[Mark Mitchell]

>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Dewar <dewar@gnat.com> writes:

    Robert> Yes, it's possible, but so far, the trend has been the
    Robert> opposite direction (proprietary compilers getting open
    Robert> sourced so that they can marry GCC :-)

There's one example I know of there: SGI's compilers.

But, I think you're making general statements without necessarily
knowing all the facts.  The statements I made came from direct
conversations with people interested in paying for various projects.

Let's just say that there is very substantial commercial interest in
proprietary compilers for GNU/Linux, and leave it at that.

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