[PATCH] gnu: Add miscfiles

[PATCH] gnu: Add miscfiles

[John Darrington]

* gnu/packages/miscfiles.scm: New file.
* gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
---
 gnu-system.am              |    1 +
 gnu/packages/miscfiles.scm |   44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 gnu/packages/miscfiles.scm

diff --git a/gnu-system.am b/gnu-system.am
index b8b5b2c..1d51cee 100644
--- a/gnu-system.am
+++ b/gnu-system.am
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   gnu/packages/mc.scm				\
   gnu/packages/mcrypt.scm			\
   gnu/packages/messaging.scm			\
+  gnu/packages/miscfiles.scm			\
   gnu/packages/mit-krb5.scm			\
   gnu/packages/moe.scm				\
   gnu/packages/mpd.scm				\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/miscfiles.scm b/gnu/packages/miscfiles.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bd2c49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/miscfiles.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright 2014 John Darrington <jmd@gnu.org>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (gnu packages miscfiles)
+  #:use-module (guix licenses)
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (guix download)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system gnu))
+
+(define-public miscfiles
+  (package
+    (name "miscfiles")
+    (version "1.5")
+    (source
+     (origin
+      (method url-fetch)
+      (uri (string-append "mirror://gnu/" name "/" name "-"
+                          version ".tar.gz"))
+      (sha256
+       (base32
+        "005588vfrwx8ghsdv9p7zczj9lbc9a3r4m5aphcaqv8gif4siaka"))))
+    (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/miscfiles/")
+    (synopsis "Collection of miscellaneous text files")
+    (description "Miscfiles is a collection of files not of crucial importance
+for system administration or operation, but which have come to be common on
+various systems over the years. It includes data files for country codes,
+airport codes, currency information, and so on.")
+    (license gpl2)))
-- 
1.7.10.4

Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add miscfiles

[Ludovic Courtès]

John Darrington <jmd@gnu.org> skribis:

> * gnu/packages/miscfiles.scm: New file.
> * gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.

[...]

> +    (license gpl2)))

I think it should be gpl2+.

Otherwise OK to commit.

Ludo’.

Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add miscfiles

[John Darrington]

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On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 12:02:37AM +0200, Ludovic Court??s wrote:
     John Darrington <jmd@gnu.org> skribis:
     
     > * gnu/packages/miscfiles.scm: New file.
     > * gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
     
     [...]
     
     > +    (license gpl2)))
     
     I think it should be gpl2+.
     
I'm not sure.  I checked in the package.  There is the COPYING file which contains the licence notice for GPL2
But there are no copyright notices.

It's a bit of an odd licence to have for such a package anyway.
In fact I double if most of the stuff can even be copyrighted.

J'
     

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Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add miscfiles

[Ludovic Courtès]

John Darrington <john@darrington.wattle.id.au> skribis:

> On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 12:02:37AM +0200, Ludovic Court??s wrote:
>      John Darrington <jmd@gnu.org> skribis:
>      
>      > * gnu/packages/miscfiles.scm: New file.
>      > * gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
>      
>      [...]
>      
>      > +    (license gpl2)))
>      
>      I think it should be gpl2+.
>      
> I'm not sure.  I checked in the package.  There is the COPYING file which contains the licence notice for GPL2
> But there are no copyright notices.

In that case the license says “you may choose any version ever
published”, and I think we’ve put gpl2+ in such situations in the past
(although that’s stricter than what the text says.)

> It's a bit of an odd licence to have for such a package anyway.
> In fact I double if most of the stuff can even be copyrighted.

Yeah.

Anyway, you can go ahead.

Thanks,
Ludo’.