DEPRECATED: 'license' defined in snapcraft.yaml

[Jamie Bennett]

On 05/09/16 at 01:34pm, Simon Fels wrote:
> On 05.09.2016 13:31, Jamie Bennett wrote:
> > On 05/09/16 at 07:06pm, Stuart Bishop wrote:
> >> On 5 September 2016 at 18:08, David Callé <david.calle at canonical.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>    
> >>     > License files can be copied across if they are present in the setup/
> >>     > directory. Reproduced from docs/meta.md
> >>     >
> >>     > "
> >>     > ## Fixed assets
> >>     >
> >>     > Some metadata is provided in the form of conventions, such as license
> >>     files,
> >>     > icons and desktop files among others. For these fixed files to make it
> >>     into
> >>     > your final snap they need to be in a `setup` directory at the same level
> >>     of
> >>     > your `snapcraft.yaml`.
> >>     > "
> >>     >
> >>     > Of course the website needs updating to reflect the new syntax (and the
> >>     fact
> >>     > that icon e.t.c also uses the setup/ dir now).
> >>
> >>     You can find these details in the docs here:
> >>     http://snapcraft.io/docs/build-snaps/metadata#fixed-assets
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> This does not mention the magic name(s) needed for license (nee licence,
> >> copyright, legal, copying etc.) files to be discovered and made available from
> >> the snap metadata by installers, the snap store or other consumers. Which is
> >> what we are really asking.
> > 
> > Just put the license in the setup/ directory and name it license.txt.
> 
> What does this actually trigger? Is it detected by the store? Or is it
> just shipped with the snap and then being available as part of $SNAP?

I don't know if it is used in the store, someone else with more knowledge will
have to comment.

> regards,
> Simon

Regards,
Jamie.
 
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