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@@ -2422,6 +2422,13 @@
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content, checksum, permissions, and location on the filesystem
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in each package.
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+ One notable type of file that is often shared identically between subpackages
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+ is the license text.
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+ There are certain situations where it is required to duplicate the license text
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+ across multiple %files section within a package.
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+ For more details, please refer to
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+ xref:LicensingGuidelines.adoc#subpackage-licensing[Subpackage Licensing].
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+
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Directory ownership is a little more complex than file ownership.
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Packages must own all directories they put files in, except for:
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@@ -2531,20 +2538,6 @@
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as well as /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi/A/B
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in order to maintain proper ownership.
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- === Duplicate Files
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-
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- A Fedora package must not list a file more than once
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- in the spec file's %files listings.
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- If you think your package is a valid exception to this,
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- please bring it to the attention of the Packaging Committee
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- so they can improve on this Guideline.
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-
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- One notable exception to this rule is around license texts.
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- There are certain situations where it is required to duplicate the license text
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- across multiple %files section within a package.
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- For more details, please refer to
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- xref:LicensingGuidelines.adoc#subpackage-licensing[Subpackage Licensing].
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-
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=== File Permissions
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Permissions on files MUST be set properly.
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tibbs
commented a year ago
This removes the contradictory portion of the DUplicate Files subsection
and moves the remainder (regarding license texts) up to a more
reasonable position.
The section still needs work and is large enough to live in a separate
document, but that will come later.
Fixes #1099