New GCC Runtime Library Exception

[Joe Buck]

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 12:51:22PM -0800, Florian Weimer wrote:
> * David Edelsohn:
> 
> > We have also published a rationale document and FAQ to help users
> > understand the exception better.  It is avaliable at:
> >
> >   http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gcc-exception-faq.html
> 
> Is it deliberate that the exception does not extend to programs
> compiled with GCJ?

There's nothing special about GCJ, it's just the Java front end of GCC and
the rules are the same as for other language front ends.  Perhaps you're
thinking about Classpath; some issues were raised that haven't been worked
out, so as the FAQ says:

> Will Classpath use this new exception?

> Even though Classpath's current exception serves a similar purpose, we
> are not updating it at this time. Because of recent developments in
> the free software Java community, the priorities for Classpath's
> licensing policies are different from other GCC libraries, and we are
> evaluating it separately.