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pkg/51917: Add documentation of the LICENSE variable to the pkgsrc guide's components chapter
>Number: 51917
>Category: pkg
>Synopsis: Add documentation of the LICENSE variable to the pkgsrc guide's components chapter
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: pkg-manager
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Wed Jan 25 19:40:00 +0000 2017
>Originator: David H. Gutteridge
>Release: current
>Organization:
>Environment:
n/a
>Description:
LICENSE isn't among the variables documented in section 11.1
"Makefile". It probably should be, so here's a small patch to add it,
with a cross-reference to a later section where more details are
provided.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
--- components.xml.orig
+++ components.xml
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@
<listitem><para><varname>COMMENT</varname> is a one-line
description of the package (should not include the package
name).</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para><varname>LICENSE</varname> indicates the license(s)
+ applicable for the package. See <xref
+ linkend="fixes.handling-licenses"/> for further details.</para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist></para>
<para>Other variables that affect the build:
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