The GCC SC is still discussing a few of the finer points of the transition to GPLv3.
However, here are the things that have now been decided: 1. The compiler proper (e.g., files used only in cc1, cc1plus, the driver, etc.) should all be converted to GPLv3 ASAP. Will someone (or someones) please volunteer to change the various files that mention GPLv2 to mention GPLv3 instead, to change the COPYING file in the gcc/ directory, and to look for other things that need to change? 2. GCC 4.2.1 will be the last GPLv2 release. The FSF will permit backports from mainline to GCC 4.2.1, if necessary, to be downlicensed to GPLv2, as part of that release. 3. After GCC 4.2.1 is released, we will renumber the branch to GCC 4.3. What would have been GCC 4.2.2 will instead be GCC 4.3.3, to try to emphasize the GPLv3 switch. The GCC mainline will then be GCC 4.4. It has not yet been decided what to do about files that are part of run-time libraries and are covered by GPL/LGPL + exception. Therefore, no changes to It has also not yet been decided whether backports of bug-fixes from GPLv3 versions of GCC to older GPLv2 versions of GCC (e.g., GCC 4.1) will result in the patched compilers being GPLv3. If you have thoughts about that, you might wish to contact the FSF. Thanks, -- Mark Mitchell CodeSourcery [EMAIL PROTECTED] (650) 331-3385 x713
