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Apr 10, 2015 at 2:34 comment added Ross Patterson @PhilipKendall Bison's generated code is not GPLed, however its included code is GPLed. Bison is the canonical example of a program that generates GPLed output.
Apr 5, 2015 at 6:52 comment added user53141 According the the GPL FAQ Bison does this because it copies code to the output, which would otherwise be GPL. So it's a special case they've allowed for.
Apr 5, 2015 at 5:51 comment added Philip Kendall Although it is worth noting that Bison, one of the most common code generating GPL programs, specifically makes its generated code not subject to the GPL.
Apr 5, 2015 at 3:45 history answered Martin Beckett CC BY-SA 3.0