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Bug#681616: lintian: False positive: unused-license-paragraph.. when two licenses are given and described in different places



On 2013-08-30 00:18, Dominik George wrote:
> Package: lintian
> Version: 2.5.17
> Followup-For: Bug #681616
> 
> The bug also exists for the construct "License: Foo or Bar" with two
> License paragraphs Foo and Bar.
> 
> It appears that intian completely ignores the alternative names syntax
> described in DEP5.
> 
> [...]
> 
> 
> 

Hi,

I am not sure I get the issue; can you name a package that suffers from
this problem?

It is my understanding that:

"""
Files: A
Copyright: ...
License: X or Y

License: X
 $LICENSE_TEXT_FOR_X

License: Y
 $LICENSE_TEXT_FOR_Y
"""

Works as intended.

~Niels


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