Re: [Mingw-users] license restrictions with mingw binaries?

[Martin W. <ma...@ic...>]

Hi,

I got MinGW-3.1.0-1.exe and I am only working with this.=20
Now looking at libiberty I found memset etc. as Supplemental functions.

How do I know if I am using this part of the library or not?
And so I link automatically the library into my code or only against it
and use the win32 dll afterwards?

Thanks for any comments

Martin

On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 11:37:09AM -0500, Earnie Boyd wrote:
> The gcc-lib contains exception clauses that allow you to use the librar=
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> license.  Generally, if you don't use other GPL libraries then you will=
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> not be required to license your product as GPL.  Do not distribute your=
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> objects with profiling built in.  GLIBC isn't used.  The libstdc++ also=
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> uses exception clauses to allow you to use the library in your=20
> commercial product.
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> Earnie.
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> Wayne Scott wrote:
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> >I am trying to understand the implications of building a commercial
> >product using MinGW.
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> >What libraries will be linked into the resulting binary and what
> >license will they use?
> >
> >Here is what I can find so far:
> >
> >    mingw-runtime	no restrictions
> >
> >    w32api		the license is licensed, but no restrictions on
> >			programs linked to the library
> >
> >    gcc-lib		I can't find how this is licensed but I am pretty
> >			sure this is completely unrestricted.
> >
> >Is there anything that might be linked in?  What about glibc?  Note: A
> >LGPL'ed library will also cause us problems because of the relinking
> >clauses.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >-Wayne
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