[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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