[csw-maintainers] not displaying the license during install

Dagobert Michelsen dam at opencsw.org
Sat Nov 21 10:59:16 CET 2009


Hi,

Am 20.11.2009 um 18:21 schrieb Philip Brown:
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Darin Perusich
> <Darin.Perusich at cognigencorp.com> wrote:
>> Yes, but when you use 'createpkg' and the prototype doesn't contain  
>> 'i
>> copyright' it exists and tells you to add it. I'm going to assume  
>> people
>> getting around this by including 'i copyright' in their prototypes  
>> which
>> has a blurp about where to see the full license...
>
> yes exactly. It's not a "getting around this" thing, it's a "what
> you're expected to do" sort of thing.
> Sorry if it isnt documented well.
>
> GAR automatically puts in a stub "here's where the copyright is" thing
> automagically, btw.


Am 20.11.2009 um 18:12 schrieb Darin Perusich:
> I don't have a problem using either of these methods, I'm simply  
> looking
> for a little guidance on what might be considered the best practice  
> for
> accomplishing this.

And, yes, using GAR is the best practice for this. With the sabbatical
of Mike we have another excellent example why it is a good idea to have
a central repository with standardized build recipes. It allowed
Maciej to take over sudo in no time.


Best regards

   -- Dago



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