License issues (e.g. mod_throttle, mod_watch)

[Ceri Davies]

On Mon, May 26, 2003 at 11:33:03AM +1200, Andrew Turner wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Would adding LICENSE= to port Makefiles help?
> 
> If I wanted to find the license of a port without downloading the 
> tarball it would be easy.
> 
> This could be extended by having a check, if I don't accept the license 
> then it won't install the port.

Concept patch, adapted from NetBSD:

Index: bsd.port.mk
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk,v
retrieving revision 1.450
diff -u -r1.450 bsd.port.mk
--- bsd.port.mk	23 May 2003 04:14:18 -0000	1.450
+++ bsd.port.mk	26 May 2003 12:55:06 -0000
@@ -2360,6 +2360,21 @@
 IGNORE=	"is forbidden: ${FORBIDDEN}"
 .endif
 
+.if defined(LICENSE)
+.ifdef ACCEPTABLE_LICENSES
+.for _lic in ${ACCEPTABLE_LICENSES}
+.if ${LICENSE} == "${_lic}"
+_ACCEPTABLE=    yes
+.endif	# LICENSE == _lic
+.endfor	# _lic
+.endif	# ACCEPTABLE_LICENSES
+.ifndef _ACCEPTABLE
+IGNORE+= "has an unacceptable license: ${LICENSE}." \
+	"    To build this package, add this line to /etc/make.conf:" \
+	"    ACCEPTABLE_LICENSES+=${LICENSE}"
+.endif	# _ACCEPTABLE
+.endif	# LICENSE
+
 .if (defined(MANUAL_PACKAGE_BUILD) && defined(PACKAGE_BUILDING) && !defined(PARALLEL_PACKAGE_BUILD))
 IGNORE=	"has to be built manually: ${MANUAL_PACKAGE_BUILD}"
 clean:

Ceri
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