-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2011-09-29 18:36, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > Debian Policy requires documenting in changelog all packaging changes > that affect the final installation at the user end - i.e. no need to > document spelling changes to comments in build scripts, or to document > changes that got rolled back again or superceded by later changes. > > So in this case, you are supposed to document that you added this > build-dependency. Yes, CDBS added it automagically for you, but it does > not mess with changelog for you: that's your responsibility. > > autotools-dev is used to pull in up-to-date config.* files at build > time.
thanks for this info. documentation is probably cdbs's greatest showstopper... > You committed changes to copyright and copyright_hints together. i did. i usually try to avoid that, but sometimes it happens... > A license shortname must be a single word. "MIT/X11 (BSD like)" is not a > single word. i couldn't actually see this from DEP5 description, but nevertheless it makes sense. the name was suggested by licensecheck. > Also, Public Domain is not a real license nor an ownership, so (in my > understanding) should only be listed when the sole "license" for a work. well, given that FSF added a notice that their amendments are "public-domain", should we simply ignore this? (i'm fine with that too) > > Also, I recommend wrapping at 72 chars (not important, just nitpicking). applied. > > Also, a trailing space has crept in at "Files: ./configure " (not > important, just nitpicking). applied. (i like nitpicking as it is usually easy to fix) > > I therefore suggest using Expat~X as license shortname, and move the > last paragraph up as part of the file listing, like this: > > Files: install-sh > Copyright: 1994, X Consortium > License: Expat~X with X exception > Except as contained in this notice, the name of the X Consortium shall > not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or > other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization > from the X Consortium. applied. > config.guess, config.sub and some other files do not exactly use GPL-2+ > as licensing, but adds an Autoconf exception. hopefully fixed. fgmasdr IOhannes -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk6EsFcACgkQkX2Xpv6ydvTkjACfQPwACqIOPwrm907CwClgXoTZ PwkAnRHtaBuvz6DC/ihe3EVmmuk0Oo7F =ZnLz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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