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Old 12-05-2006, 02:18 PM   #1
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How to find out if compiled with gcc


How can I find out if a Linux program was compiled with gcc and therefore falls under the GPL?

(No I cannot ask the author).
 
Old 12-05-2006, 02:33 PM   #2
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Does just compiling something with gcc makes something GPL? Sounds unlikely to me.
 
  


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