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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: How to get Ada to ?cross the chasm??
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:12:14 +0100
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Simon Clubley <clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:

> On 2018-04-18, Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org> wrote:
>>
>> I see no reason why an executable built with GNAT GPL but with a
>> different RTS (that doesn't have the full GPL) need be distributed
>> under the GPL. So, in theory, you might be able to use the RTS from
>> FSF GNAT with GNAT GPL (but I wouldn't hold out much hope, the
>> interface between the compiler and the RTS is subject to change: the
>> last time FSF GCC and GNAT GPL were compatible was FSF GCC 6 and GNAT
>> GPL 2016).
>
> Even if that is true, how many people do you think would go to that
> effort instead of just using a language where the compiler authors
> don't play such GPL games ?

Hardly any. But I was coming from Cortex GNAT RTS[1], where you can use
GNAT GPL 2017 to build code using an FSF-derived RTS.

[1] https://github.com/simonjwright/cortex-gnat-rts/tree/gnat-gpl-2017