On Sun, Sep 08, 2013 at 01:29:19PM +0200, Niels Thykier wrote: > Hi Martin, > > It seems I forgot to CC you on this. In short, I believe this is not a > bug in Lintian, but rather a bug in the DEP-5 copyright file in > question. See below for the rationale (or the bug log for #681616). > > ~Niels >
Yeah, this sounds like a resonable interpretation of the spec come to think of it, I think I'll go with that and change the d/copyright file. Close bug? -- Martin > On 2013-09-05 13:39, Niels Thykier wrote: > > On 2013-09-05 12:24, Dominik George wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >>> It is my understanding that: > >>> > >>> """ > >>> Files: A > >>> Copyright: ... > >>> License: X or Y > >>> > >>> License: X > >>> $LICENSE_TEXT_FOR_X > >>> > >>> License: Y > >>> $LICENSE_TEXT_FOR_Y > >>> """ > >>> > >>> Works as intended. > >> > >> actually, it doesn't. > > > > Your sample copyright file does not follow the above pattern. Namely, > > your case has text under the "License: X or Y", which is presumed to be > > the full text of the License. I.e. your case does: > > > > """ > > Files: A > > Copyright: ... > > License: X or Y > > blah > > """ > > > > Rather than > > > > """ > > Files: A > > Copyright: ... > > License: X or Y > > """ > > > >> I am not aware of a package in the distribution, > >> but mirabilos (Cc) and I stumbled upon this issue while preparing some > >> packages for upload. I am attaching the relevant debian/copyright file > >> for your reference. (Please note that the BTS mangles linebreaks in > >> plaintext attachments in false accordance with MIME). > >> > > > > Thanks for the reference; it was quite helpful in finding the issue. :) > > > >> Maybe it is not allowed to give a descriptive paragraph in the Files: > >> section, like we did? > >> > >> -nik > >> > > > > I think that is the problem, from [1]: > > > > """ > > If there are no remaining lines, [...]. Otherwise, this field should > > either include the full text of the license(s) or include a pointer to > > the license file under /usr/share/common-licenses. [...] > > """ > > > > So, my reading of that is that all content of the License-field (after > > the first line) is the "full text" of the license (or a pointer to the > > license in /usr/share/common-licenses). The remark you have in your > > file should probably be moved to another field (e.g. Comment). You need > > not prefix it with "X-" as I recall. > > > > ~Niels > > > > [1] > > http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/#license-field > > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org