[Nel] Using GCC? -- was: GPL specifics

[Cyril 'Hulud' Corvazier]

> Okay well I hate to go slightly off topic here but this is a question
> that I need to ask since we're talking about all GPL, LGPL, etc.  Where
> does building an application with gcc fall into all of this?  I write a
> program, build it with gcc or g++ and plan to sell it to other users. 
> But, I don't want to distribute the source of the application.  Can I
> still use gcc/g++?  or am I forced to find an alternative compiler such
> as VisualC for windows or a unix specific compiler for unix variants?

Yes you can use GCC to compile proprietary softwares (else most of
the playstation, GBA etc..  games are GPL :-) ), only software including 
GPL code become GPL itself, not the product of GPLed software.

Cyril Corvazier.