From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 35550 invoked by alias); 19 Apr 2016 16:32:01 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 35531 invoked by uid 89); 19 Apr 2016 16:32:01 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RP_MATCHES_RCVD,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 spammy=Isn't, Isnt, HX-Received-From:134, HX-Received-From:4830 X-HELO: eggs.gnu.org Received: from eggs.gnu.org (HELO eggs.gnu.org) (208.118.235.92) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES256-SHA encrypted) ESMTPS; Tue, 19 Apr 2016 16:31:51 +0000 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1asY6R-0001Qa-PC for gdb-patches@sourceware.org; Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:02:21 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:49352) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1asY6R-0001QV-Md; Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:02:15 -0400 Received: from 84.94.185.246.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.246]:2521 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1asY6R-00033m-0w; Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:02:15 -0400 Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 16:32:00 -0000 Message-Id: <8337qh8u4i.fsf@gnu.org> From: Eli Zaretskii To: Simon Marchi CC: palves@redhat.com, gdb-patches@sourceware.org In-reply-to: <571651B1.5030607@ericsson.com> (message from Simon Marchi on Tue, 19 Apr 2016 11:41:37 -0400) Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/1] Build GDB as a C++ program by default Reply-to: Eli Zaretskii References: <1461000466-31668-1-git-send-email-palves@redhat.com> <571633C8.4060803@ericsson.com> <57163E3B.50101@redhat.com> <83d1pl8xje.fsf@gnu.org> <571651B1.5030607@ericsson.com> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2016-04/txt/msg00465.txt.bz2 > CC: > From: Simon Marchi > Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 11:41:37 -0400 > > I wonder why you say that those who distribute a precompiled gdb would > also have to distribute the gcc source. Do you mean they would have to > host it alongside the precompiled binary, or they would have to include > it in the package users download? The former, of course. > Isn't it enough that it's available at gcc.gnu.org and/or mingw.org? No, not according to the GPL. You must make sure the users will be able to access the exact sources used to build the libraries, and there's no practical way to ensure that when you point at a site whose contents you don't control. E.g., nothing prevents mingw.org to remove the version of GCC I used to build GDB from their site, and then my link points to the great void.