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Subj : Re: Redistributing BCC32.exe and CPP32.exe
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Maya <EscalanteCanada@netscape.net>
Date : Wed Dec 03 2003 01:26 pm

BCC32.EXE is for you and anyone who has downloaded the program to use. 
You can not redistribute BCC32.EXE, it is not yours and it is not free.
A way to solve this problem is by using other free compilers, like 
cygwin = www.cygwin.org or mingwin = www.mingwin.org, I am not sure 
about the last one.

Good luck!

Michael A. Davis wrote:

> I have an application program (written in Borland C++ Builder) that
> creates a "c" source files statically and on the fly. After creation,
> the file(s) is compiled and an assembler file is created. The program
> then interprets the assembler and then "splices" the resulting code into
> the running application.
> 
> I am currently using the lcc compiler for this, but this compiler does
> not have support for __int64 (long long) and long double, which is
> becoming a more mainstream requirement. I would like to replace this
> compiler with the BCC32.exe 5.5 command line compiler provided free of
> charge from Borland (Downloads / Compiler). In addition, I would also
> like to consider for inclusion the CPP32.exe also provided as part of
> the free download.
> 
> In order to be of use with my product, it would be necessary to
> redistribute the BCC32.exe and CPP32.exe executables with my
> application. These are the only two files required (none of the includes
> or run time libraries are needed) as I have means to resolve all the
> included run time functions. I would use these two executables as run
> time invokations to read an incoming source file and to create an
> assembler language output file that would then be read and interpretted
> by the application. The sole purpose of the BCC32 interface is to create
> assembler from "C" source.
> 
> The question is this, am I allowed to redistribute these two files with
> my application? I have read the licensing information included with the
> free download, and it is not clear about any redistribution of files.
> There must be some implied files (or all of them) because it mentions
> redistribution and allows applications created with the compiler to be
> distirbuted, but does not list any redistribution restriction.
> 
> If these files cannot be redistributed, what procedures would I need to
> follow to request some form of licensing, and how would I go about
> getting pricing information?
> 
> Thanks for any help that you can provide.
> 
> Mike Davis
> 
> 

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