xgettext (Re: replication of stuff in /usr/gnu)

[Darren.Reed at Sun.COM]

Nicolas Williams wrote:

>On Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 11:28:57AM -0700, Garrett D'Amore wrote:
>  
>
>>This whole debate underscores for me a point that I think is often 
>>overlooked.
>>
>>I think it is very important to ensure that it remain possible to build 
>>a distro that is basically operation, but remains entirely free of GPL 
>>licensed code.   (Otherwise why bother with CDDL at all?  Just go GPLv2 
>>or v3 everywhere...  yech.)
>>    
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>If that's true why do we have a way to build with GCC?
>

I believe this predates GPLv3.  That said, there may be other
attractions for maintaining the ability to build with gcc - you'd
have to ask the team responsible to understand.

>  Why do the *BSDs
>use GCC for building?
>  
>

Because it is the only compiler available that suits their needs.

But they are currently reconsidering their options.

Darren