At Kaveh's request, the SC has considered whether or not GCC can rely upon the MPC library. As Kaveh knows (as an SC member) the SC has reviewed this decision and does not feel that the SC or the FSF need to explicitly permit the use of a library whose license is compatible with GPLv3, even if the library is not part of the GNU project. In other words, if the technical consensus is that such a library provides value, then we can use it, without explicitly asking the FSF to sign off on each individual library.
That is not a decision, however, on whether using MPC is or is not a good idea. There have been objections raised to MPC, on the grounds that it may not build on all host systems, or that the costs it brings in terms of complexity of building GCC outweigh its benefits. We should reach consensus on those issues before making a decision about whether to depend upon it. The SC could be involved there, if no decision can be reached, but I hope that we can reach consensus and therefore avoid having to ask the SC to arbitrate. Thanks, -- Mark Mitchell CodeSourcery m...@codesourcery.com (650) 331-3385 x713
