> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Bosscher > Sent: 11. maj 2005 14:20 > To: gcc@gcc.gnu.org > Cc: Paolo Bonzini; Ingrid Marson > Subject: Re: Borland software patent restricting GNU compiler development > > On Wednesday 11 May 2005 13:40, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > > > The Borland patent is a patent for standard exception handling > > > http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL > > > &p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5,628,016.WKU.&OS=PN/5,628, > > > 016&RS=PN/5,628,016 > > > > http://snipurl.com/et1w > > And FWIW, patches exist outside the FSF tree to support SEH, see e.g. > http://reactos.csh-consult.dk/index.php?page=gccseh > > Gr. > Steven
I'm writing this patch because A) we need it for the open-source Windows(R) compatible OS ReactOS (http://www.reactos.com) and B) it's not illegal for me to write and publish the patch even if the patent is not void since I live in the EU. That said, I do believe the patent is void (not that it matter). The patent application even mentions prior art: "Niezgoda, S., Holt, L. and Wojciech, D., NT's Structured Exception Handling, Byte, Nov. 1993, pp. 317-322." Casper
