On Mon, 5 Nov 2018 00:39:48 +0100 Francesco Poli wrote: [...] > I had thought about doing so, but I could not figure out how to handle > the situation: what information should the LICENSE file contain? > Pretty the same as debian/copyright, I guess. > > If this is indeed the case, then I would rather avoid keeping them > consistent (or even identical by copying one into the other) by hand. > But I have to keep debian/copyright in the source package, in order to > comply with Debian Policy (at least, it seems to me that there is a > "should" rule in [Policy 12.5]). At the same time, the LICENSE file > should committed to the git repository (otherwise Salsa will not see > it...). Hence, neither file can be generated at build time by copying > from the other. > > Do you have a good solution for this impasse?!?
After taking a look at how the same situation is handled in apt,
I guess I could:
• only commit the LICENSE file to the git repository
• then add the following lines to the debian/rules file:
override_dh_clean:
cp LICENSE debian/copyright
dh_clean -O--buildsystem=ruby
That way, the debian/copyright file will not be stored in the git
repository, but will be present (as a copy of the LICENSE file) in the
Debian source package, thus complying with Debian Policy.
Did I get it right?
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