Re: lalr1.cc copyright block

[Hans Aberg]

On 16 Nov 2005, at 18:35, Alexei Khlebnikov wrote:

> I've noted that when using lalr1.cc skeleton, the resulted generated
> parser file does not have "special exception"
>
> /* As a special exception, when this file is copied by Bison into a
>    Bison output file, you may use that output file without  
> restriction.
>    This special exception was added by the Free Software Foundation
>    in version 1.24 of Bison.  */
>
> , while when using yacc.c, this exception is present.
>
> Is it intended bison behaviour and bison is not going to support C++
> parsers for closed-source programs?

This was discussed before in this list, though I do not remember  
exactly when. Apparently, the things are as intended, though they may  
change in later versions, so that the C++ skeleton becomes what is in  
the C skeleton.

Also, the copyright notice in the output file only applies to the  
portions generated by the skeleton file; the stuff in the grammar is  
copyrighted by you.

  Hans Aberg