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[PATCH] gnu: libunwind: Fix license.

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From: Philip McGrath <philip <at> philipmcgrath.com>
To: 56868 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Philip McGrath <philip <at> philipmcgrath.com>
Subject: [bug#56868] [PATCH] gnu: libunwind: Fix license.
Date: Mon,  1 Aug 2022 06:55:14 -0400

The license of libunwind is Expat, not X11:
see <https://github.com/libunwind/libunwind/issues/372>.

* gnu/packages/libunwind.scm (libunwind)[license]: Fix it.
---
 gnu/packages/libunwind.scm | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/libunwind.scm b/gnu/packages/libunwind.scm
index 9eaf26fca8..03412edd25 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/libunwind.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/libunwind.scm
@@ -52,4 +52,6 @@ (define-public libunwind
 call-chain (non-local goto).  The API supports both local (same-process) and
 remote (across-process) operation.  As such, the API is useful in a number of
 applications.")
-    (license x11)))
+    ;; Do not believe <https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/libunwind/>:
+    ;; see <https://github.com/libunwind/libunwind/issues/372>.
+    (license expat)))

base-commit: 3a656ea836f87f30f1b34852cb4efc911363d2b4
-- 
2.32.0

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