Date: Sun, 2 Apr 1995 19:20:07 -0400
From: dj (DJ Delorie)
To: Martin AT snsystems DOT co DOT uk
Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject: Re: g++ for NT


> If I build a gnu C compiler with Microsoft Visual C++ is it legal to
> distribute the executables given that I can't distribute the source
> of the Microsoft libraries that have been linked in ?

The GPL does not apply to the "standard libraries" that are part of
the development system.  I asked this question specifically about
djgpp, which uses a non-gnu libc.a to build gcc.  The response was
"the libraries that come with the operating system or compiler are
excluded from the GPL imposed on the application" or something similar
to that.

Of course, it's not my copyright, so my opinion can be vetoed.