diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt index 804946c504..809cc97389 100644 --- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt +++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt @@ -482,7 +482,9 @@ this in a comment line above the hashes. .Note The hashes for license files are used to detect a license change when a -package version is bumped. +package version is bumped. For a package with multiple versions (like Qt5), +create the hash file in a subdirectory +<packageversion>+ of that package +(see also xref:patch-apply-order[]). .Note The number of spaces does not matter, so one can use spaces (or tabs) to diff --git a/package/pkg-utils.mk b/package/pkg-utils.mk index accf48c464..c3acc22b17 100644 --- a/package/pkg-utils.mk +++ b/package/pkg-utils.mk @@ -86,9 +86,12 @@ endef define legal-license-file # pkgname, pkgname-pkgver, pkgdir, filename, file-fullpath, {HOST|TARGET} mkdir -p $(LICENSE_FILES_DIR_$(6))/$(2)/$(dir $(4)) && \ { \ - support/download/check-hash $(3)/$(1).hash $(5) $(4); \ - ret=$${?}; \ - case $${ret} in (0|3) ;; (*) exit 1;; esac; \ + if [ -f $(3)/$($(PKG)_VERSION)/$(1).hash ]; then \ + support/download/check-hash $(3)/$($(PKG)_VERSION)/$(1).hash $(5) $(4); \ + else \ + support/download/check-hash $(3)/$(1).hash $(5) $(4); \ + fi; \ + case $${?} in (0|3) ;; (*) exit 1;; esac; \ } && \ cp $(5) $(LICENSE_FILES_DIR_$(6))/$(2)/$(4) endef