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Yikes, I didn't know the latest GPL compiler doesn't contain a linking exception. That is disappointing.
by jevinskie 13y ago
Yikes, I didn't know the latest GPL compiler doesn't contain a linking exception. That is disappointing.
- oneeyed 13y agoThis is wrong: the compilers distributed by the FSF (as part of GCC) have the linking exception. The ones distributed by AdaCore don't: they exercise their right to transform the modified GPL (with exception) into the GPL before redistribution. But the one in your Linux distribution is likely the FSF one.
- jnbiche 13y agoNo, it's absolutely correct. He wrote that the latest compiler doesn't have a linking exception, which is correct. The FSF compiler generally lags at least a year or two behind the AdaCore one. For example, it has only just gotten (partial) Ada 2012 features, a full 3-4 years after the AdaCore GPL compiler.