Re: How to submit a new product in binutils

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Yannick,

> Here is my request:
> I have developed a new C/C++ profiler (for gcc2.95.2+) which does
> not have some of the 'gprof' limitations (as described in the .info
> of gprof).

> I think it can be useful (and in fact it is currently used by some
> contacts to optimize/debug some GPL products), and that its place
> would be in the binutils distribution (I use BFD and some tools from it).

In order for your package to be in the binutils distribution you would
have to assign all copyright to *all* parts of it over to the FSF (so
that it becomes GNU software), which you may not be willing/able to
do.

On the other hand the FSF does maintain a list of software which is
covered by the GPL, and you could probably have FunctionCheck added to
that.   Write to address@hidden if you are interested.

  http://www.gnu.org/software/software.html

Cheers
        Nick