[debian-mysql] Bug#597861: Bug#597861: licensecheck-reconcile

[Nicholas Bamber]

On 23/07/12 18:39, Clint Byrum wrote:
>>
>> 3.) The output of "licensecheck --copyright --recursive *' is not
>> actually enough. We need to find every executable file with a shebang as
>> the first line and check that individually. Again this would be more
>> easily fixed in licensecheck, but.....
>>
> 
> The current copyright file was reduced in size by the code in this bzr
> branch:
> 
> lp:~clint-fewbar/+junk/lcheck
> 
> Its a fork of licensecheck2dep5 from cdbs that tries to consolidate years
> and authors so that the copyright file doesn't have tons of redundant
> info.  I don't know 100% for sure that it is entirely accurate. Only
> that on spot checks of most of the blocks, it was correct.
> 
> Anyway, I thought this might help in the process.

I think the biggest issue is 3.) The issues I know about are contributed
files in debian/additions. However licensecheck is consistently missing
files so could be missing some in the upstream tarball. Looking at the
current list of bug reports  I don't see any point adding to those.

I am somewhat assuming you had to modify the output. If so enhancing a
generator script is a bit of a loser's game. I reckon a reconciliation
script is much more likely to respect manual changes.