Removing default build of gcc

[Warner Losh]

On Jan 25, 2013, at 4:31 AM, Konstantin Belousov wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 08:41:11AM +0000, David Chisnall wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> In 10.0, the plan is not to ship any GPL'd code, so I'd like to start disconnecting things from the default build, starting with gcc.  I've been running a gcc-free system for a while, and I think all of the ports that don't build with clang are now explicitly depending on gcc.  Does anyone have strong opinions on when would be a good time for head on x86 and x86-64 to default to not building gcc?
> 
> To clarify: there is no plans to not ship any GPLed code for 10.x.
> Instead, there are still plans to ship working 10.x.
> 
> Please do not consider the personal opinion as the statement of the project
> policy.

The goal is to try not to ship GPL'd code in 10. The goal is not to ship 10 without GPL'd code if that results in a broken system. The goal also as articulated at different forum, was for Tier 1 systems.  Tier 2 and 3 systems may use GPL code as a fallback if the non-gpl'd code doesn't work on those platforms.

That is to say, it is a goal, not an absolute requirement.

Warner