On Mon, 6 Oct 2014, Steve Kargl wrote: > On Mon, Oct 06, 2014 at 08:38:14PM +0000, Joseph S. Myers wrote: > > Since -static-libquadmath introduces LGPL requirements on redistributing > > the resulting binaries (that you provide source or relinkable object files > > to allow relinking with modified versions of libquadmath) that don't > > otherwise generally apply simply through using GCC to build a program even > > if you link in GCC's other libraries statically, it would seem a good idea > > for the documentation of this option to make that explicit. > > Or, change the license of libquadmath to be compatible with > libgcci and libgfortran.
I believe we established when libquadmath was added that this wasn't an option as large parts of the code are not assigned to the FSF. (Longer-term it might make sense to support TS 18661-3 in GCC and glibc, so that libquadmath isn't needed when using new glibc as the functions are available in libm under TS 18661-3 names such as sinf128.) -- Joseph S. Myers jos...@codesourcery.com
