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[Dev-C++] GPL, GCC, C Lib and closed source applications

[Christian S. <sm...@xs...>]

Hi,

So I just found out that I can use GCC/MingGW to do closed source
applications: <<
http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#CanIUseGPLToolsForNF >>

But can I use the c lib (stdio,string, time and others) for closed source
applications?? Or should I download and use the MS C lib?

I would like to stay with DevCPP and use wxwindows + stl + clib and develop
someday closed source applications next to open source.

Re: [Dev-C++] GPL, GCC, C Lib and closed source applications

[Yeoh H. <ye...@ye...>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christian Schmidt" <sm...@xs...>
To: <dev...@li...>
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 12:21 PM
Subject: [Dev-C++] GPL, GCC, C Lib and closed source applications


> Hi,
>
> So I just found out that I can use GCC/MingGW to do closed source
> applications: <<
> http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#CanIUseGPLToolsForNF >>
>
> But can I use the c lib (stdio,string, time and others) for closed source
> applications?? Or should I download and use the MS C lib?
>
> I would like to stay with DevCPP and use wxwindows + stl + clib and
develop
> someday closed source applications next to open source.
>
>

I believe you can use MinGW to develop closed source applications. AFAIK,
MinGW uses Microsoft's C runtime. The header files and .a library files that
come with MinGW enables you to write Win32 applications that use Microsoft's
C runtime. There is a project group at SourceForge that is developing an
alternative C runtime. I think it is called SMART.

Regards,
Yeoh
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