[D-runtime] druntime license and copypasta bugs

[Sean Kelly]

On Sep 1, 2011, at 4:38 PM, Walter Bright wrote:

> Currently, the template is:
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> /**
> * The runtime module exposes information specific to the D runtime code.
> *
> * Copyright: Copyright Sean Kelly 2005 - 2009.
> * License:   $(LINK2 http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt, Boost License 1.0)
> * Authors:   Sean Kelly
> * Source:    $(DRUNTIMESRC core/_runtime.d)
> */
> 
> /*          Copyright Sean Kelly 2005 - 2009.
> * Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
> *    (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
> *          http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
> */
> ----------------------------------------------------
> 
> This is pointlessly redundant. It should be:
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------
> 
> /**
> * The runtime module exposes information specific to the D runtime code.
> *
> * Copyright: Copyright Sean Kelly 2005 - 2011.
> * License: Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
> *    (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
> *          $(LINK http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt))
> * Authors:   Sean Kelly
> * Source:    $(DRUNTIMESRC core/_runtime.d)
> */
> ----------------------------------------------------------

That's fine with me.  The current format is simply what the Boost license docs require, verbatim.  I didn't want to change it out of ignorance regarding the actual legal requirements.


> Next, new files like src/core/sys/posix/sys/un.d have:
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> /**
> * D header file for POSIX.
> *
> * Copyright: Copyright Sean Kelly 2005 - 2009.
> * License: <a href="http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt">Boost License 1.0</a>.
> * Authors:   Sean Kelly
> * Standards: The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, IEEE Std 1003.1, 2004 Edition
> */
> 
> /*          Copyright Sean Kelly 2005 - 2009.
> * Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
> *    (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
> *          http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
> */
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> which is missing the source file link, and the copyright dates are obviously wrong.

Sounds like those files haven't been updated recently.  Than can be taken care of.