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Review: libexttextcat 3.4.8-2

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.changes
Version3.4.8-2
Changed-ByRene Engelhard
Architecturesource amd64 all
Distributionexperimental
DateSun, 17 May 2026 10:29:58 +0200
Sourcelibexttextcat
Changelog
libexttextcat (3.4.8-2) experimental; urgency=medium
 .
   * mention src/utf8misc.{c,h} in copyright
 .
 libexttextcat (3.4.8-1) experimental; urgency=medium
 .
   * New upstream version 3.4.8
.dsc
Componentmain
Package-Listcreatefp deb utils optional arch=any
libexttextcat-2.0-1 deb libs optional arch=any
libexttextcat-data deb text optional arch=all
libexttextcat-dev deb libdevel optional arch=any
Sectionutils
Priorityoptional
debian/copyright
This package was debianized by Daniele Favara <danjele@gmail.com> on
Sat,  4 Mar 2006 18:12:29 +0100.

It was downloaded from http://software.wise-guys.nl/libtextcat/

Copyright Holder: (c) 2003, WiseGuys Internet B.V. 

Upstream Author: 2003 Frank Scheelen <fscheelen@wise-guys.nl>

License:

All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
met:

- Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

- Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

- Neither the name of the WiseGuys Internet B.V. nor the names of its
contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
this software without specific prior written permission.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

src/utf8misc.{c,h} is Copyright (C) 2006 by Jocelyn Merand joc.mer@gmail.com                                                     *
License: BSD
 *                                                                         *
 * THE BSD LICENSE
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
 *
 * - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 *
 * - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
 * documentation and/or other materials provided with the
 * distribution.
 *
 * - Neither the name of the WiseGuys Internet B.V. nor the names of
 * its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
 * from this software without specific prior written permission.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
 * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
 * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
 * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
 * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
 * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
 * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
 * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

Review Information

accepted — allocated to mechtilde 1 month, 3 days ago, started 1 month, 3 days ago, completed 1 month, 3 days ago.

Final Comment

hi,

please improve d/copyright to DEP-5 format. please update d/control too.

Other Reviews of this Package

VersionHashAllocatedCompletedReviewerStatusDetails
3.4.8-2 60f24a5a… 2026-05-17 08:27 2026-05-17 08:28 mechtilde rejected VIEW
3.4.8-1 152b212e… 2026-05-16 22:50 2026-05-16 22:57 eamanu rejected VIEW

Public Notes

1 month, 3 days ago ● public

Load licenses database

Command: dnq license-check -prepare
Exit code: 0

License check [main]:

No License: fields found in libexttextcat_3.4.8-2/debian/copyright
The file may not be in DEP-5 (machine-readable) format.
1 month, 3 days ago ● public

Missed Author Check

Command: dnq author-check
Exit code: 0

Using active review (from current.json): libexttextcat
Author check: libexttextcat 3.4.8-2

Scanned 418 files.
debian/copyright contains no Copyright: fields (free-form or empty).

NOT IN debian/copyright (2):

  Jocelyn Merand                                  * joc.mer@gmail.com
    src/utf8misc.c:3
    src/utf8misc.h:3

  WiseGuys Internet B.V
    src/common.c:5
    src/common.h:7
    src/common_impl.h:7
    src/constants.h:9
    ... and 7 more files

Result: ATTENTION REQUIRED — 2 authors not in debian/copyright

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