[Fedora-packaging] Packaging of license file in case of extracted sources

Ralf Corsepius rc040203 at freenet.de
Mon Apr 20 09:22:12 UTC 2009


Mattias Ellert wrote:
> Hi!

> Then the question is how should the following guideline be interpreted:
> 
> "If (and only if) the source package includes the text of the license(s)
> in its own file, then that file, containing the text of the license(s)
> for the package must be included in %doc."
> 
> Does this text refer to the big gigantic installer or the extracted
> source tarfile in this case.
Neither.

This paragraph aims at the problem of tarballs containing
"inlined licenses" vs. packages containing "detached licenses".

With
* "inlined licenses": source files contain a "license section" within 
their code.
* "detached licenses": A tarball contains one or more files, describing 
the source's contents.


Somewhat oversimplified, this guideline essentially means: "If the 
tarball has a license file, then you must include it - if it doesn't, 
you must not create one"


Ralf




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