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Subject: Re: MinGW Ada compiler licence question targeting commercial
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Hibou57 (Yannick Duch�ne) wrote:
> So it seems it is explicitely not allowed to compile a commercial
> application (what ever the cost of the application is to be ) with the
> GNAT GPS compiler.

The GNAT compiler is released under the GPL, so AdaCore can't disallow
you from using the compiler however you want. The question is only about
the contents of the compiled executable. If it contains significant
quantities of GPLed code copied into it, then it may be copied and
distributed only under the GPL as a whole. You will have to hire a
lawyer and a computer expert to decide whether that is the case.