[ptxdist] License Report - Patch List

["Alm, Michael" <Michael.Alm@elac-wartsila.de>]

Hi,

currently I'm struggling with our legal department around the license report automatically generated by ptxdist. During that process we stumbled upon an ambiguity. Let me illustrate the problem using the kernel as an example, but it applies to other packages, as well.

In the license report, for the kernel it says the name, version, license [identifier], url, md5 and the license text. The reader gets the impression that this specific kernel version, based on the sources specified via the url, is used in the image/product. But actually it's not! Actually the kernel sources are modified using the patches before building.

The license (GPLv2) requires us to state, that we modified the kernel. Furthermore, it requires us to state what these modifications are. Therefore we would like to provide a list of all the patches applied to the kernel (and other packages of course) in the respective package section in the license report. We believe it would be sufficient, to state the names of the patches, without complete path or content.

Is there a way to achieve that currently with ptxdist?
If not, do you think it is possible at all?
Does anybody out there on the mailing list have a solution for that?

Thanks and kind regards
Michael Alm



Ps: We use ptxdist 2015.05.0 for that product. I know, it's old. I know, I should upgrade. But I must stick to it. They are forcing me with money ;-)
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