Correct. My point was only in the case that it would need to statically link to a GPL'd lib (which I'm not sure if such a case exists)<br>If the gcc license suddenly decided to claim compiled items as derivative works, the IT world as we know it would end. <br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 11:06 AM, John Meacham <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:john@repetae.net">john@repetae.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 07:00:26PM -0400, Rick R wrote:<br>
> The agreement doesn't specifically prohibit the use of interpreters (just<br>
> those than run external code). It also doesn't say anything about machine<br>
> generated code. The only thing one would have to ensure is that the<br>
> dependencies of JHC are all compiled in, or statically linked. Shared libs<br>
> are disallowed in any app. If it has a runtime dependency on gcc (is there<br>
> such a thing?) Then you would have to statically link it and therefore<br>
> couldn't sell your application. (gotta love GPL)<br>
<br>
</div>No problem here, the gcc licence explicity states things compiled with it are not<br>
considered derivative works. And after all, Mac OS X is compiled with<br>
gcc, apple X-Code uses gcc as its compiler and I think gcc may even be<br>
the only objective C compiler out there.<br>
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John<br>
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