What if there is no license file as e.g. in this repo: https://github.com/jwrdegoede/rtl8189ES_linux. The license is given in each file header instead. How do I account for that appropriately in a bitbake recipe?
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How to handle the LICENSE field when there is no license file?
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LIC_FILES_CHKSUM can point to any file that defines the license. If there isn't a dedicated license file then you can point it at a fragment of a README or main.c or similar. For example from ppp.bb:
LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://pppd/ccp.c;beginline=1;endline=29;md5=e2c4[...]"
example to handle project with no license file provided by taking license from the script file header:
LICENSE = "CLOSED"
LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://waf-light;beginline=6;endline=30;md5=d24c6f4d54f0156e838f29af79a3bb6b"
beware, MD5 checksum must be taken from the license text only but the whole script file.
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