Re: copyright ranges in build-aux/ tools

[Simon Josefsson]

Jim Meyering <address@hidden> writes:

> Simon Josefsson wrote:
>> I notice there are some gaps in copyright ranges in some build-aux
>> tools, for example:
>>
>> csharpcomp.sh.in:# Copyright (C) 2003-2006, 2009-2012 Free Software
>> Foundation, Inc.
>> csharpexec.sh.in:# Copyright (C) 2003, 2005, 2009-2012 Free Software
>> Foundation, Inc.
>> gnupload:# Copyright (C) 2004-2010, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>>
>> I thought distribution via version control source counted as releases,
>> thus we should include the missing years for completeness here?
>
> I agree.
> IMHO, it'd be worthwhile to run update-copyright using envvar
> settings like these:
>
>   UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_FORCE=1
>   UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_USE_INTERVALS=2
>   UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_MAX_LINE_LENGTH=79

Thanks.  Here is the patch I'm thinking of, covering only build-aux/ as
a start.  Any objections?

/Simon

diff --git a/build-aux/bootstrap.conf b/build-aux/bootstrap.conf
index e8ad1a2..e34cdcc 100644
--- a/build-aux/bootstrap.conf
+++ b/build-aux/bootstrap.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Bootstrap configuration.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2007, 2009-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # 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
diff --git a/build-aux/csharpcomp.sh.in b/build-aux/csharpcomp.sh.in
index 50cd6b2..b51ab30 100644
--- a/build-aux/csharpcomp.sh.in
+++ b/build-aux/csharpcomp.sh.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Compile a C# program.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2003-2006, 2009-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2003-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 # Written by Bruno Haible <address@hidden>, 2003.
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/build-aux/csharpexec.sh.in b/build-aux/csharpexec.sh.in
index 7e635d1..98c2537 100644
--- a/build-aux/csharpexec.sh.in
+++ b/build-aux/csharpexec.sh.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Execute a C# program.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2003, 2005, 2009-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2003-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 # Written by Bruno Haible <address@hidden>, 2003.
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/build-aux/gnupload b/build-aux/gnupload
index 51e17c6..b71ddfd 100755
--- a/build-aux/gnupload
+++ b/build-aux/gnupload
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 scriptversion=2012-01-15.15; # UTC
 
-# Copyright (C) 2004-2010, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2004-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # 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
diff --git a/build-aux/install-reloc b/build-aux/install-reloc
index 3edb7a7..4e17a07 100755
--- a/build-aux/install-reloc
+++ b/build-aux/install-reloc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # install-reloc - install a program including a relocating wrapper
-# Copyright (C) 2003, 2005-2007, 2009-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2003-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 # Written by Bruno Haible <address@hidden>, 2003.
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/build-aux/javacomp.sh.in b/build-aux/javacomp.sh.in
index 9871c5b..bc1081b 100644
--- a/build-aux/javacomp.sh.in
+++ b/build-aux/javacomp.sh.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Compile a Java program.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2001-2002, 2006, 2009-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 # Written by Bruno Haible <address@hidden>, 2001.
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/build-aux/javaexec.sh.in b/build-aux/javaexec.sh.in
index 27d542f..2f8d533 100644
--- a/build-aux/javaexec.sh.in
+++ b/build-aux/javaexec.sh.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Execute a Java program.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2001, 2006, 2009-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 # Written by Bruno Haible <address@hidden>, 2001.
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/build-aux/ldd.sh.in b/build-aux/ldd.sh.in
index 258224f..3f8eb91 100644
--- a/build-aux/ldd.sh.in
+++ b/build-aux/ldd.sh.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Determine the dynamically linked dependencies of a program.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2006, 2009-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 # Written by Bruno Haible <address@hidden>, 2006.
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/build-aux/move-if-change b/build-aux/move-if-change
index 4d01447..8cae2b3 100755
--- a/build-aux/move-if-change
+++ b/build-aux/move-if-change
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ VERSION='2012-01-06 07:23'; # UTC
 # If you change this file with Emacs, please let the write hook
 # do its job.  Otherwise, update this string manually.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2007, 2009-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # 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
diff --git a/build-aux/reloc-ldflags b/build-aux/reloc-ldflags
index 3776688..462ea61 100755
--- a/build-aux/reloc-ldflags
+++ b/build-aux/reloc-ldflags
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Output a system dependent linker command for putting a relocatable library
 # search path into an executable.
 #
-#   Copyright 2003, 2009-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#   Copyright 2003-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #   Written by Bruno Haible <address@hidden>, 2003.
 #
 #   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/build-aux/relocatable.sh.in b/build-aux/relocatable.sh.in
index 1d171a3..ff4c748 100644
--- a/build-aux/relocatable.sh.in
+++ b/build-aux/relocatable.sh.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # package by hand; see doc/relocatable-maint.texi (in Gnulib) for
 # details.
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2003, 2005-2007, 2009-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2003-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # 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
diff --git a/build-aux/snippet/link-warning.h b/build-aux/snippet/link-warning.h
index 507dbd7..763b9cc 100644
--- a/build-aux/snippet/link-warning.h
+++ b/build-aux/snippet/link-warning.h
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* A C macro for emitting link time warnings.
-   Copyright (C) 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002-2003, 2007, 2009-2012 Free Software
-   Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 1995-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
diff --git a/build-aux/x-to-1.in b/build-aux/x-to-1.in
index 45e3616..3c598e8 100644
--- a/build-aux/x-to-1.in
+++ b/build-aux/x-to-1.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # 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