CGEN-generated files vs GPL

[Frank Ch. Eigler]

DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com> writes:

> What are the implications (GPL-wise) of using CGEN-generated files in
> gcc?  Specifically, I'm working on a second attempt to contribute the
> MeP port, and its intrinsics are CGEN-generated (and there are a *lot*
> of them - most opcodes have an intrinsic).  [...]

My understanding is that since CGEN constitutes a mechanical
translation process, it cannot change the copyright situation of the
underlying human-written input file.  (The extent to which CGEN's own
source code is being copied into the output is trivial and is
disclaimed by the cgen's bison-based license.)

- FChE