Qt attribution.json
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This is currently only a proposal.
COPYRIGHT.qt files are used to document 3rd party code inside the Qt modules. It is a JSON based format that can be processed with the licensescanner tool.
Content
Name | Description | Usage in qdoc |
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name | Descriptive name of the package, without version number. Camel case. Mandatory. | Title |
shortName | Unique name for package, without spaces. All lower case. Mandatory. | Link target |
description | A short description of what the package is and is used for. Optional. | |
modules | Either array of modules, or one single module where the code is used. Mandatory. | Link target |
usage | Free text on where the 3rd party code in Qt is used, and how to avoid it (configure options?). Mandatory. | |
homepage | Homepage of the upstream project. Optional. | |
version | Version used from the upstream project. Optional. | |
versionLink | Link to exact upstream version. Optional. | |
license | The license under which the package is distributed, preferably with the names from SPDX 'Full Name'. Mandatory. | |
licenseId | SPDX ID. Optional. | |
licenseFile | Relative path to file containing the license text. Optional. | |
copyright | (Aggregated) list of copyright lines. Optional. |