From patchwork Thu Jan 21 07:24:21 2016 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Rahul Bedarkar X-Patchwork-Id: 571067 Return-Path: X-Original-To: incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org Delivered-To: patchwork-incoming@bilbo.ozlabs.org Received: from whitealder.osuosl.org (smtp1.osuosl.org [140.211.166.138]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C05E71402DD for ; Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:24:57 +1100 (AEDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by whitealder.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B78938BEA4; Thu, 21 Jan 2016 07:24:55 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at osuosl.org Received: from whitealder.osuosl.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (.osuosl.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id tlWB7kBm5uTU; Thu, 21 Jan 2016 07:24:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ash.osuosl.org (ash.osuosl.org [140.211.166.34]) by whitealder.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5ABB8BAD7; Thu, 21 Jan 2016 07:24:52 +0000 (UTC) X-Original-To: buildroot@lists.busybox.net Delivered-To: buildroot@osuosl.org Received: from hemlock.osuosl.org (smtp2.osuosl.org [140.211.166.133]) by ash.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B9851C1094 for ; Thu, 21 Jan 2016 07:24:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hemlock.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26CDE93924 for ; Thu, 21 Jan 2016 07:24:53 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at osuosl.org Received: from hemlock.osuosl.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (.osuosl.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id QuqQ71CznDju for ; Thu, 21 Jan 2016 07:24:52 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: domain auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mailapp01.imgtec.com (mailapp01.imgtec.com [195.59.15.196]) by hemlock.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 838979391E for ; Thu, 21 Jan 2016 07:24:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from hhmail02.hh.imgtec.org (unknown [10.100.10.20]) by Websense Email Security Gateway with ESMTPS id 0E823E5C1D6CA for ; Thu, 21 Jan 2016 07:24:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from PUMAIL01.pu.imgtec.org (192.168.91.250) by hhmail02.hh.imgtec.org (10.100.10.20) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.3.235.1; Thu, 21 Jan 2016 07:24:50 +0000 Received: from pudesk287-linux.pu.imgtec.org (192.168.95.110) by PUMAIL01.pu.imgtec.org (192.168.91.250) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.3.123.3; Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:54:47 +0530 From: Rahul Bedarkar To: Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:54:21 +0530 Message-ID: <1453361061-13226-1-git-send-email-rahul.bedarkar@imgtec.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.9.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Originating-IP: [192.168.95.110] Cc: Rahul Bedarkar Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] docs/manual: document format specifying licenses X-BeenThere: buildroot@busybox.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion and development of buildroot List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: buildroot-bounces@busybox.net Sender: "buildroot" Signed-off-by: Rahul Bedarkar --- docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt index 1c25c4e..460bb87 100644 --- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt +++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt @@ -382,7 +382,15 @@ information is (assuming the package name is +libfoo+) : Otherwise, describe the license in a precise and concise way, avoiding ambiguous names such as +BSD+ which actually name a family of licenses. This variable is optional. If it is not defined, +unknown+ will appear in - the +license+ field of the manifest file for this package. + the +license+ field of the manifest file for this package. + + Format for specifying licenses is: + ** If the package is released under multiple licenses, then +comma+ separate + licenses (e.g. +`LIBFOO_LICENSE = GPLv2+, LGPLv2.1+`+). If there is clear + distinction between which component is licensed under what license, then + annotate the license with +libraries+ or +programs+ or +others+ keyword + (e.g. +`LIBFOO_LICENSE = GPLv2+ (programs), LGPLv2.1+ (libraries)`+). + ** If the package is dual licensed, then separate licenses with +or+ keyword + (e.g. +`LIBFOO_LICENSE = AFLv2.1 or GPLv2+`+). * +LIBFOO_LICENSE_FILES+ is a space-separated list of files in the package tarball that contain the license(s) under which the package is released.