[Nix-dev] nixpkgs-lint doesn't recognize meta.license in screen

[Bjørn Forsman]

On 28 September 2013 13:25, Peter Simons <simons at cryp.to> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> nixpkgs-lint complains that the package screen wouldn't have a license:
>
>   $ nixpkgs-lint -f ~/.nix-defexpr -p screen
>   === Package meta information ===
>   screen: Lacks a license
>   [...]
>
> In fact, however, it does:
>
>   meta = {
>     homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/;
>     description = "a window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal";
>     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
>     [...]
>   };
>
> Am I missing something?

It's the attrset vs string datatype issue. See
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.distributions.nixos/11312

I attempted to change the licenses from attrsets to strings (like
Eelco suggested in the above thread), but an evaluation error
prevented me from pushing it (see last message in thread).

Best regards,
Bjørn Forsman