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-cme update dpkg-copyright -quiet
+cme update dpkg-copyright
 

This will create or update debian/copyright. The cme tool seem to @@ -97,6 +97,23 @@ planet.debian.org.

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+ +

Update 2016-02-20: I got a tip from Mike Gabriel +on how to use licensecheck and cdbs to create a draft copyright file + +

+licensecheck --copyright -r `find * -type f` | \
+  /usr/lib/cdbs/licensecheck2dep5 > debian/copyright.auto
+

+ +

He mentioned that he normally check the generated file into the +version control system to make it easier to discover license and +copyright changes in the upstream source. I will try to do the same +with my packages in the future.

+ +

Update 2016-02-21: The cme author recommended +against using -quiet for new users, so I removed it from the proposed +command line.

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