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Bug#1056605: format output of man page




lrc parses a valid DEP-5 copyright file and notes the licenses of all
files in the source tree. Licensecheck is then run, and the results
compared. Differences between licenses in debian/copyright and the output
of licensecheck are reported.

It should be run in the top level of a cleaned Debian source tree,
with a valid DEP-5 copyright file. The source tree should be clean,
otherwise results may be contaminated by spurious reports on the
build's generated files. It is advisable to run lintian first to ensure
correct syntax of debian/copyright.

The results are indicative only, and not a substitute for manual
checking. It is intended to report obvious errors. The design intends to
minimise false positives as much as is practical. However, false positives
will occur if the spelling of the license short-string is not identical
between the file and debian/copyright. This is quite likely with complex
licensing such as 'and'/'or' constructs and specific exceptions.

Only files with a copyright header are checked. False negatives may occur
if licensecheck cannot determine a file's license. Files named copyright,
copying, readme etc. are not checked as they often specify the licenses of
other files rather than their own.


(Reformating man page output for email)


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