Vincent Cheng <vincentc1...@gmail.com> writes: > $ licensecheck --copyright -r . | /usr/lib/cdbs/licensecheck2dep5 > > debian/copyright > > You still have to look through your debian/copyright file manually to > check for any mistakes or inconsistencies, but at the very least, the > syntax would be correct.
You also need to be aware of the caveat that ‘licensecheck’ can only find information in the files; if there are files with no copyright information declared, the tool obviously can't find it. The Debian package maintainer role entails responsibility for the assertions in the ‘debian/copyright’ file; you need to be ready to defend the completeness of the information in that file. If you're not confident that the work's copyright holders and license terms are completely (which means “no significant omissions”) documented in the ‘debian/copyright’ file, your package isn't ready to release. No tool can do that for you; it can help you begin the task, but there is effort and investigation you need to do yourself. -- \ “Buy not what you want, but what you need; what you do not need | `\ is expensive at a penny.” —Cato, 234–149 BCE, _Relique_ | _o__) | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87bojgwdxk....@benfinney.id.au