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| -rw-r--r-- | meta/classes/license.bbclass | 17 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/meta/classes/license.bbclass b/meta/classes/license.bbclass index 73a0e9727e..d9409a90ba 100644 --- a/meta/classes/license.bbclass +++ b/meta/classes/license.bbclass @@ -222,7 +222,9 @@ def find_license_files(d): pass spdx_generic = None license_source = None - # If the generic does not exist we need to check to see if there is an SPDX mapping to it + # If the generic does not exist we need to check to see if there is an SPDX mapping to it, + # unless NO_GENERIC_LICENSE is set. + for lic_dir in license_source_dirs: if not os.path.isfile(os.path.join(lic_dir, license_type)): if d.getVarFlag('SPDXLICENSEMAP', license_type) != None: @@ -241,6 +243,19 @@ def find_license_files(d): # audit up. This should be fixed in emit_pkgdata (or, we actually got and fix all the recipes) lic_files_paths.append(("generic_" + license_type, os.path.join(license_source, spdx_generic))) + + # The user may attempt to use NO_GENERIC_LICENSE for a generic license which doesn't make sense + # and should not be allowed, warn the user in this case. + if d.getVarFlag('NO_GENERIC_LICENSE', license_type): + bb.warn("%s: %s is a generic license, please don't use NO_GENERIC_LICENSE for it." % (pn, license_type)) + + elif d.getVarFlag('NO_GENERIC_LICENSE', license_type): + # if NO_GENERIC_LICENSE is set, we copy the license files from the fetched source + # of the package rather than the license_source_dirs. + for (basename, path) in lic_files_paths: + if d.getVarFlag('NO_GENERIC_LICENSE', license_type) == basename: + lic_files_paths.append(("generic_" + license_type, path)) + break else: # And here is where we warn people that their licenses are lousy bb.warn("%s: No generic license file exists for: %s in any provider" % (pn, license_type)) |