Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

Steve Langasek writes: > On Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 05:36:34PM +0100, Julien Cristau wrote: >> Russ Allbery writes: >>> I'm also proposing changing the requirement for debian/copyright from >>> a should to a must. I believe that reflects existing practice. A >>> package that has no debian/copyrig

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

On Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 05:36:34PM +0100, Julien Cristau wrote: > > I'm also proposing changing the requirement for debian/copyright from a > > should to a must. I believe that reflects existing practice. A package > > that has no debian/copyright file is not going to make it into the archive >

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

Sorry for coming back to this, I think I missed this new requirement initially (or I skipped this thread, I don't remember...). On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 23:28:11 -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > Charles Plessy writes: > > Le Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:22:37PM -0800, Russ Allbery a écrit : > > >> It's a

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

Le Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 04:44:51PM -0800, Russ Allbery a écrit : > > > Every binary package must include a verbatim copy of its > copyright and distribution license in the file > /usr/share/doc/package/copyright or > symlink the /usr/share/doc/package directory to > a package that does

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

Steve Langasek writes: > On Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 09:18:21PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: >> No, Lintian has a special tag that it issues when it's checking a binary >> package in isolation and therefore can't double-check that the doc symlink >> points within the same source package. That tag isn'

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

On Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 09:18:21PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > Steve Langasek writes: > > If one package is arch: any and one package is arch: all, won't the lintian > > check fail anyway in the event of a -B build (as happens on all the > > autobuilders), due to the arch: all package being unav

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

Steve Langasek writes: > If one package is arch: any and one package is arch: all, won't the lintian > check fail anyway in the event of a -B build (as happens on all the > autobuilders), due to the arch: all package being unavailable? Would this > translate to an archive auto-reject? No, Linti

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 04:44:51PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > >> + > >> +All the requirements for using a symlink instead of a > >> +directory as /usr/share/doc/package > >> +described in must be met. This means > >> +both packages must come from the same s

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 04:39:39PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > > Should we tighten this to be a dependency on the same version? Otherwise > > it would be possible to have the two packages coming from different > > versions of the source package where the license changed in between, > > with wrong

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

Kurt Roeckx writes: >> --- a/policy.sgml >> +++ b/policy.sgml >> @@ -569,10 +569,14 @@ >> Copyright considerations >> >> >> - Every package must be accompanied by a verbatim copy of >> - its copyright and distribution license in the file >> - /usr/share/doc/package/cop

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

Emilio Pozuelo Monfort writes: > I like the patch in general. I have a couple of comments though: >> >> - Every package must be accompanied by a verbatim copy of its >> - copyright and distribution license in the file >> - /usr/share/doc/package/copyright. This >> - fil

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

> diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > index 34a45d5..51b9adb 100644 > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -569,10 +569,14 @@ > Copyright considerations > > > - Every package must be accompanied by a verbatim copy of > - its copyright and distribution license i

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

Hi, Seconded. manoj commit 10a36221dbdef0417c8fe5dd9153843fc160acd7 Author: Russ Allbery Date: Thu Nov 12 20:39:41 2009 -0800 Clarify handling of the copyright file Be much more explicit about the alternatives for the copyright file of a binary package: eithe

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

Hi, Russ Allbery wrote: > Here is an updated version of the patch that corrects or clarifies a few > other places in Policy. I like the patch in general. I have a couple of comments though: > > - Every package must be accompanied by a verbatim copy of its > - copyright and dis

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

Here is an updated version of the patch that corrects or clarifies a few other places in Policy. -- Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) commit 10a36221dbdef0417c8fe5dd9153843fc160acd7 Author: Russ Allbery Date: Thu Nov 12 20:39:41 2009 -0800 Clarif

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

Charles Plessy writes: > Le Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:22:37PM -0800, Russ Allbery a écrit : >> It's an additional requirement over the current Policy statement, but >> according to previous statements by ftpmaster, it reflects what's >> currently being enforced during NEW processing. Sorry, this i

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

Charles Plessy writes: > Le Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 08:46:21PM -0800, Russ Allbery a écrit : >> + If a source package produces >> + binary packages with separate copyright files (if, for instance, >> + different binary packages produced from one source package have >> + substanti

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

Le Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 08:46:21PM -0800, Russ Allbery a écrit : > + If a source package produces > + binary packages with separate copyright files (if, for instance, > + different binary packages produced from one source package have > + substantially different distributio

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

Russ Allbery writes: > The requirements for the copyright file in binary and source packages > has been the source of a lot of confusion and a lot of bug reports > against Lintian. This is an attempt to state the requirements more > specifically and more completely. > This also adds a footnote

Bug#556015: debian-policy: Clarify requirements for copyright file

Package: debian-policy Version: 3.8.3.0 Severity: wishlist The requirements for the copyright file in binary and source packages has been the source of a lot of confusion and a lot of bug reports against Lintian. This is an attempt to state the requirements more specifically and more completely.