Re: non-gcc linux?

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Sat Nov 04 2000 - 05:58:10 EST


> This is also a nice thought, but there is an obstacle.
> The Pro64 tools are Open Source and GPLed:
>
> http://oss.sgi.com/projects/Pro64/
>
> SGI retains the copyright to the code.
>
> As far as I know, the FSF owns the copyright to all code in the gcc
> suite. If improvements were taken from the Pro64 tools the copyright to
> said code would have to remain.

Pro64 is free software and Pro64 understands gcc syntax. No problem at all.

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