Package: lintian
Version: 2.62.0
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
I have multiple sets of files in my library that are under the same license, and that license is not in /usr/share/common-license. When I tried to add a License paragraph for this license at the beginning of the copyright file, I would get lintian warnings: "missing-license-paragraph-in-dep5-copyright". i.e. warnings if shared license paragraph appears before a License: line referencing that license
Moving License paragraph to end of copyright file fixed the warnings, but warnings were confusing and not clear how to resolve.
Either License paragraphs are allowed in arbitrary place in copyright file, OR warning should be more meaningful regarding location of shared license paragraph.
Thanks!
Aaron
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