| GCC RUNTIME LIBRARY EXCEPTION | 
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 | Version 3.1, 31 March 2009 | 
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 | Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/> | 
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 | Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this | 
 | license document, but changing it is not allowed. | 
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 | This GCC Runtime Library Exception ("Exception") is an additional | 
 | permission under section 7 of the GNU General Public License, version | 
 | 3 ("GPLv3"). It applies to a given file (the "Runtime Library") that | 
 | bears a notice placed by the copyright holder of the file stating that | 
 | the file is governed by GPLv3 along with this Exception. | 
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 | When you use GCC to compile a program, GCC may combine portions of | 
 | certain GCC header files and runtime libraries with the compiled | 
 | program. The purpose of this Exception is to allow compilation of | 
 | non-GPL (including proprietary) programs to use, in this way, the | 
 | header files and runtime libraries covered by this Exception. | 
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 | 0. Definitions. | 
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 | A file is an "Independent Module" if it either requires the Runtime | 
 | Library for execution after a Compilation Process, or makes use of an | 
 | interface provided by the Runtime Library, but is not otherwise based | 
 | on the Runtime Library. | 
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 | "GCC" means a version of the GNU Compiler Collection, with or without | 
 | modifications, governed by version 3 (or a specified later version) of | 
 | the GNU General Public License (GPL) with the option of using any | 
 | subsequent versions published by the FSF. | 
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 | "GPL-compatible Software" is software whose conditions of propagation, | 
 | modification and use would permit combination with GCC in accord with | 
 | the license of GCC. | 
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 | "Target Code" refers to output from any compiler for a real or virtual | 
 | target processor architecture, in executable form or suitable for | 
 | input to an assembler, loader, linker and/or execution | 
 | phase. Notwithstanding that, Target Code does not include data in any | 
 | format that is used as a compiler intermediate representation, or used | 
 | for producing a compiler intermediate representation. | 
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 | The "Compilation Process" transforms code entirely represented in | 
 | non-intermediate languages designed for human-written code, and/or in | 
 | Java Virtual Machine byte code, into Target Code. Thus, for example, | 
 | use of source code generators and preprocessors need not be considered | 
 | part of the Compilation Process, since the Compilation Process can be | 
 | understood as starting with the output of the generators or | 
 | preprocessors. | 
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 | A Compilation Process is "Eligible" if it is done using GCC, alone or | 
 | with other GPL-compatible software, or if it is done without using any | 
 | work based on GCC. For example, using non-GPL-compatible Software to | 
 | optimize any GCC intermediate representations would not qualify as an | 
 | Eligible Compilation Process. | 
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 | 1. Grant of Additional Permission. | 
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 | You have permission to propagate a work of Target Code formed by | 
 | combining the Runtime Library with Independent Modules, even if such | 
 | propagation would otherwise violate the terms of GPLv3, provided that | 
 | all Target Code was generated by Eligible Compilation Processes. You | 
 | may then convey such a combination under terms of your choice, | 
 | consistent with the licensing of the Independent Modules. | 
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 | 2. No Weakening of GCC Copyleft. | 
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 | The availability of this Exception does not imply any general | 
 | presumption that third-party software is unaffected by the copyleft | 
 | requirements of the license of GCC. | 
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