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This mostly matters for code contributions, correct? Does dynamically linking to libgccjit.so trigger the GPL requirements for the linking code?
by tadfisher 5y ago
This mostly matters for code contributions, correct? Does dynamically linking to libgccjit.so trigger the GPL requirements for the linking code?
- cygx 5y agoDoes dynamically linking to libgccjit.so trigger the GPL requirements for the linking code? Yes, the GPL triggers if you distribute programs that merely link against a thusly licensed library - at least that's the intention. Full disclosure, there are people who disagree with the FSF's interpretation, arguing that merely linking to a library doesn't necessarily create a derivative work. I don't know if that has ever been tested in a court of law...
- tadfisher 5y agoThanks, I was alluding to the libgcc license, which has an exception for dynamic linking. But it appears libgccjit is GPL3 without the exception, like the rest of core GCC.