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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))