Re: What exactly is Derivative ?

[John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org>]

I wrote:
> I don't see that.  The function names are, but those are pretty much the
> same as page numbers.  You can't copyright words.

Marcus Brinkmann writes:
> gcc does include the header files in the compilation process.

No.  Gcc *reads* the header files in the compilation process.

> They are processed and translated and mangled in many different ways, but
> they are still included in some way.

See Henning's excellent response.

> A good test is to remove the header files and try to compile again, it
> won't work.

Remove gcc and try to compile again.  It won't work.  Does that mean the
binary is a derivative of gcc?
-- 
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
A good test is to remove the header files and
try to compile again, it won't work.