On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 02:54:53PM -0400, Nikolaus Rath wrote: > I understand that a DEP5 copyright file lists licenses and copyrights > for files in the debian source package directory, rather than for files > that are installed by the generated .deb. > Does that mean that files that are *generated* during execution of > debian/rules (e.g. rendered documentation) do not need to be included in > the copyright file? > If they have to be included: isn't that slightly inconsistent? If one > wants to have the copyright for all *installed* files (rather than all > shipped files), shouldn't the files then also be listed relative to the > system root (rather than the source package directory)? DEP5 does not require per-file recording of copyright and license information, it merely provides a facility for doing so where this is interesting or relevant. I don't personally think it's interesting or relevant to record in debian/copyright the license of generated files, and there is certainly nothing in Policy that requires you to do this. Why do you ask? -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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