vcpkg/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_install_copyright.md
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[vcpkg] Add vcpkg_install_copyright() portfile function (#25239)
* [vcpkg tool] Add vcpkg_install_copyright

* Make sure FILE_LIST is provided

* relative to ${SOURCE_PATH}

* Add documentation

* Add to table of contents

* Relative paths was a bad idea.

* Tell users to use the correct way

Co-authored-by: Billy O'Neal <bion@microsoft.com>

* Fix docs

* Add parameter COMMENT

* Rename to vcpkg_concat_copyright

* Fix escape

* Revert "Fix escape"

This reverts commit 53f1636705.

* Revert "Rename to vcpkg_concat_copyright"

This reverts commit 6ce9152a61.

* Fix escape

* Add support for single copyright file

* Update docs

* Make comment less confusing

* [ci skip] Billy CR

* [ci skip] Format

* Remove explicit checks for STREQUAL ""

* Add error msg if file doesn't exist

Co-authored-by: Billy O'Neal <bion@microsoft.com>
2022-07-13 09:41:52 -07:00

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# vcpkg_install_copyright
The latest version of this document lives in the [vcpkg repo](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_install_copyright.md).
Merges multiple copyright files into a single file and install it.
Installs a single copyright file.
## Usage
```cmake
vcpkg_install_copyright(FILE_LIST <file1> <file2>... [COMMENT])
```
## Parameters
### FILE_LIST
Specifies a list of license files with absolute paths. You must provide at least one file.
### COMMENT
This optional parameter adds a comment before at the top of the file.
## Notes
This function creates a file called `copyright` inside `${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}`
If more than one file is provided, this function concatenates the contents of multiple copyright files to a single file.
The resulting `copyright` file looks similar to this:
```
LICENSE-LGPL2.txt:
Lorem ipsum dolor...
LICENSE-MIT.txt:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...
```
Or with `COMMENT`:
```
A meaningful comment
LICENSE-LGPL2.txt:
Lorem ipsum dolor...
LICENSE-MIT.txt:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...
```
## Examples
```cmake
vcpkg_install_copyright(FILE_LIST "${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE/license.md" "${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE/license_gpl.md" COMMENT "This is a comment")
```
You can also collect the required files using a `GLOB` pattern:
```cmake
file(GLOB LICENSE_FILES "${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSES/*")
vcpkg_install_copyright(FILE_LIST ${LICENSE_FILES})
```
## Source
[vcpkg_install_copyright.md](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_install_copyright.cmake)