[PATCH 4/6] builddeb: use standard format for copyright file

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From: Bastian Germann <bage@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Convert the minimal copyright file to the DEP-5 standard format that is
commonly used in Debian.

Link: https://trends.debian.net/#copyright-format-machine-readable-dep-5-vs-old-format
Signed-off-by: Bastian Germann <bage@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 scripts/package/mkdebian | 27 ++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/package/mkdebian b/scripts/package/mkdebian
index 717223ef6b03..bb5c19735345 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkdebian
+++ b/scripts/package/mkdebian
@@ -152,22 +152,23 @@ EOF
 
 # Generate copyright file
 cat <<EOF > debian/copyright
-This is a packacked upstream version of the Linux kernel.
-
-The sources may be found at most Linux archive sites, including:
-https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel
-
-Copyright: 1991 - 2018 Linus Torvalds and others.
-
-The git repository for mainline kernel development is at:
-git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
-
+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+Upstream-Name: Linux
+Source: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel
+Comment: This is a packaged upstream version of the Linux kernel.
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: 1991 - 2021 Linus Torvalds and others.
+License: GPL-2
+ The git repository for mainline kernel development is at:
+ git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
+ .
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
     the Free Software Foundation; version 2 dated June, 1991.
-
-On Debian GNU/Linux systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public
-License version 2 can be found in \`/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2'.
+ .
+ On Debian GNU/Linux systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public
+ License version 2 can be found in \`/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2'.
 EOF
 
 # Generate a control file
-- 
2.30.2




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