GPL question

[Florian Weimer]

* dfhgjwetgtry:

> If I compile source code using GCC, that does not require me to
> open-source the resulting program under the GPL, correct?

Compiling a program with GCC does not by itself cause the resulting
executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License.  This does
not however invalidate any other reasons why the executable file might
be covered by the GNU General Public License.