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bug#54234: Dropping versioned docdir for license files?
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Maxime Devos |
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bug#54234: Dropping versioned docdir for license files? |
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Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:43:44 +0100 |
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Evolution 3.38.3-1 |
Maxim Cournoyer schreef op do 03-03-2022 om 08:37 [-0500]:
> It seems to me it'd be nicer to have both agree on the same docdir. We
> could drop the version and use gnu-build-system's docdir, or alter the
> default gnu-build-system docdir to use a versioned output. The later
> some more troublesome, as we'd have to do the same adjustment for each
> build system, and I'm not convinced of the value added. So I'd suggest
> we simply normalize to use the standard docdir.
>
> What do you think?
This does not really answer your question, but if we do this, we could
combine this with another change:
Some software does not work with a COPYING or LICENSE file, or they do
but also have other relevant licenses. E.g., gnunet-scheme follows
REUSE and puts the license texts in a LICENSES directory and some extra
information in '.reuse/dep5'. It would be nice if those were copied
as well.
Also, to partially answer your question: probably not all
gnu-build-system packages actually implement the 'docdir' option
and might even error out if it is passed. Fixing these build failures
might be tedious.
Greetings,
Maxime.
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