Re: non-gcc linux?

Alan Cox
2000-11-04T10:57:57Z

> This is also a nice thought, but there is an obstacle.
> The Pro64 tools are Open Source and GPLed:
>
> http://oss.sgi.com/projects/Pro64/
>
> SGI retains the copyright to the code.
>
> As far as I know, the FSF owns the copyright to all code in the gcc
> suite. If improvements were taken from the Pro64 tools the copyright to
> said code would have to remain.

Pro64 is free software and Pro64 understands gcc syntax. No problem at all.