License for code which generates code

Andy stude.list at googlemail.com
Fri Jul 18 11:25:30 UTC 2008


edA-qa mort-ora-y wrote:
> I would like that the main code be GPL, but I also want that anybody can
> do whatever they want with the generated code (much as how free
> compilers tend to work).

Have you read the following FAQ entries on the Gnu website?

In what cases is the output of a GPL program covered by the GPL too?
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhatCaseIsOutputGPL

Can I use GPL-covered editors such as GNU Emacs to develop non-free
programs? Can I use GPL-covered tools such as GCC to compile them?
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#CanIUseGPLToolsForNF

Is there some way that I can GPL the output people get from use of my
program? For example, if my program is used to develop hardware designs,
can I require that these designs must be free?
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLOutput

Andy



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