Is a program generated by an LGPL-covered lexer (Quex) required to adopt the LGPL? [closed]

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I would like to use Quex as a scanner generator, but I note that Quex is covered by the LGPL. Does that mean my generated binary will also be covered by the LGPL?

(I hope this counts as a "coding" question--I didn't know which other stack exchange site to ask on.)

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Considering that the main difference between the LGPL and the GPL is that the LGPL allows you to link a library into your program without making the entire program obey the LGPL you should be safe.

As for the generated code, the GPL states that generated code is only part of the GPL if the program itself copies part of itself into the generated code. Either way, this does not matter since LGPL does not have the same spreading nature of forcing its license upon you as GPL does.

Compare: Is the code generated by a gnu program is under gnu gpl too?