Shlomy Marom wrote: > Hi guys, > > I've read the full license in gcc's site > (http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/manual/bk01apds02.html#gpl-2-0) > and I still have some open questions, since I got confused by section 3 > (see below ***) > > The license in section 3 says that under the GPL it is possible to > distribute the "Program" (under certain conditions). > From this section it sounds like it is OK to distribute the > executable/binary form (if you do one of the 3 things outlined in the > section). OK, but understand we are not lawyers, and you should consult your own counsel. > So here is my question to you: > I'm working on AIX 5.3. > Since our application needs to deal with exceptions (throw & catch), the > only way we could make it work is by using shared libstdc++ (otherwise > the exception couldn't be caught) > Since we use shared-lib, we need the following files for out application > to function correctly: > - libstdc++.a > - libgcc_s_pthread.a No, you need the .so versions. > Is there any legal way to distribute these libs, without being forced to > open our source? (I don't want to enforce my customers for fetching > these libs...) Read this paragraph: // As a special exception, you may use this file as part of a free software // library without restriction. Specifically, if other files instantiate // templates or use macros or inline functions from this file, or you compile // this file and link it with other files to produce an executable, this // file does not by itself cause the resulting executable to be covered by // the GNU General Public License. This exception does not however // invalidate any other reasons why the executable file might be covered by // the GNU General Public License. It's at the top of the libstdc++ source files. Andrew.
