Re: GCC's manpage refers to sections that aren't in the manpage
On 5/6/07, MJ Ray <mjr@phonecoop.coop> wrote:
Zack Weinberg <zackw@panix.com> wrote:
> GCC's manpages are mechanically generated from its info files. We
> asked the FSF how to apply the GFDL and were told that the *entire
> collection of manpages* counted as the Work, so it was okay to put the
> Invariant Sections in separate manpages. See
> http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2001-11/msg00311.html et seq. [...]
Do the gcc man pages now make it clear that the entire collection of
manuals are the work and say which other man pages contain the Invariant
Sections and the License?
I know they contain cross-references to the other man pages, I'm not
sure how clear they make it that the entire collection is the work.
Joseph Myers is the person to ask; I've cc:ed him.
Also, the FDL seems to require the Invariant Sections be included in the
copy (section 4H), not merely in the Document. What did I miss?
I have no idea. We took the FSF's licensing compliance guy's word for
it. I suppose it might not be a bad idea to copy some of the text at
the URL above into debian/copyright.
I dislike the FDL because of all these complexities and stange interactions
when an FDL'd manual accompanies GPL'd software. GPL the manuals!
I entirely agree with you, but the GCC steering committee is of the
opinion that there is no chance of persuading RMS to sign off on it.
[I do not know whether they ever tried, but I think they're right.
Joseph, again, might know more.]
zw
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