Vincent Bernat <ber...@debian.org> writes: > ❦ 30 novembre 2015 10:41 +0100, Ferenc Wagner <wf...@niif.hu> : > >> Makefile.in files distributed in an upstream tarball often have several >> copyright notices: the FSF copyleft at the top added by Automake and >> later those carried over from other macro packages included into >> Makefile.am (for example: include doxygen.am). The result is like >> this: > > Usually, autoconf generated files are ignored in debian/copyright. > That's a "special unwritten" rule. You don't need to mention them, you > don't need to exclude them from the tarball. It's better to regenerate > them from source during build time.
This would be a serious improvement indeed, especially if teamed with all the libtool helpers! Debian/copyright is a real drag: I feel like I'm pouring half of the total packaging time into creating this file, and still wouldn't dare to trust the result. I know of licensecheck, but this area really cries for more automation and checking. But until that: why not write this "special rule" somewhere, and start using it for good? -- Thanks, Feri.