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 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