gnupic: Re: [gnupic] PIC32 C32 GCC Source Code Released
Subject:
Re: [gnupic] PIC32 C32 GCC Source Code Released
From:
"Xiaofan Chen" ####@####.####
Date:
8 Nov 2007 08:36:05 +0000
Message-Id: <a276da400711080035x5a502fd0y32a8a3deac0d94f9@mail.gmail.com>
On Nov 8, 2007 1:40 PM, Rob Welch ####@####.#### wrote:
> Turns out that MIPS owns much of the compiler source code, so getting the
> whole thing it going to be tough.
> (Still lurking around)
Thanks. But then I have to question the legality of Microchip's
distributing a code size limit C32 binary since it uses GNU GPLed
source codes. I am not a lawyer but this is kind of strange.
That is why I asked in the forum in the first place.
http://forum.microchip.com/tm.aspx?m=292995
I can understand Microchip distributes the C30 student version
with no code size limit but with optimization limit since the
PA (procedure abstraction) optimizer is not covered by GPL.
Do I miss something obvious?
By the way, as I have done, I can actually using newlib to bootstap
the GCC building but the problem is that newlib has not been ported
to M4k core and it failed to be built.
I can also using the student version to bootstap the GCC building.
I know I can not distribute the binary due to the fact that the headers
and libraries has the IP or Microchip and MIPS (no problem with the BSD parts).
Regards,
Xiaofan
