[Python-modules-team] Bug#602581: python-multiprocessing: Header in *.py mentions COPYING.txt for license which is not present

[Fladischer Michael]

Package: python-multiprocessing
Version: 2.6.2.1-4
Severity: serious
Tags: upstream
Justification: Policy 2.3

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The header in the *.py files shipped with this package mention a file
COPYING.txt for their license. This file is nowhere to be found in the
source package.

python-multiprocessing-2.6.2.1 % grep COPYING -R *
Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py:# Copyright (c) 2006-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Lib/multiprocessing/heap.py:# Copyright (c) 2007-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Lib/multiprocessing/pool.py:# Copyright (c) 2007-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Lib/multiprocessing/util.py:# Copyright (c) 2006-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Lib/multiprocessing/dummy/__init__.py:# Copyright (c) 2006-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Lib/multiprocessing/dummy/connection.py:# Copyright (c) 2006-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Lib/multiprocessing/process.py:# Copyright (c) 2006-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Lib/multiprocessing/sharedctypes.py:# Copyright (c) 2007-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py:# Copyright (c) 2006-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Lib/multiprocessing/reduction.py:# Copyright (c) 2006-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Lib/multiprocessing/queues.py:# Copyright (c) 2006-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py:# Copyright (c) 2006-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Lib/multiprocessing/synchronize.py:# Copyright (c) 2006-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Modules/_multiprocessing/win32_functions.c: * Copyright (c) 2006-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Modules/_multiprocessing/socket_connection.c: * Copyright (c) 2006-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Modules/_multiprocessing/connection.h: * Copyright (c) 2006-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Modules/_multiprocessing/semaphore.c: * Copyright (c) 2006-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Modules/_multiprocessing/pipe_connection.c: * Copyright (c) 2006-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt
Modules/_multiprocessing/multiprocessing.c: * Copyright (c) 2006-2008, R Oudkerk --- see COPYING.txt

This issue is related to http://bugs.python.org/issue9162.


- -- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.35-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_AT.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_AT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages python-multiprocessing depends on:
ii  libc6                         2.11.2-7   Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libjs-jquery                  1.4.2-2    JavaScript library for dynamic web
ii  python-support                1.0.11     automated rebuilding support for P
ii  python2.5                     2.5.5-10   An interactive high-level object-o

python-multiprocessing recommends no packages.

python-multiprocessing suggests no packages.

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