1055 adds the reuse lint-file command, but it only works inside of the context of a Project as defined by the REUSE Specification. This means:
You can't lint files ignored by REUSE/VCS.
REUSE.toml is checked for information.
.license files are checked for information.
Used licenses must appear in the project's LICENSES/ directory (linter checks for missing licenses).
Any of these may be a dealbreaker for using lint-file in scripts, particularly the missing licenses check and the inability to lint ignored files. However, because the intended use-case of lint-file is pre-commit, this is not a dealbreaker for the intended audience. We can release without this.
In order to fix this issue, the following things should be added:
Flags for reuse lint-file to disable each of the above behaviours separately.
A --no-project (or some such) flag that disables several/all behaviours. Certainly the ignored files and missing licences check. For .license and REUSE.toml, I'm not certain.
1055 adds the
reuse lint-filecommand, but it only works inside of the context of a Project as defined by the REUSE Specification. This means:REUSE.tomlis checked for information..licensefiles are checked for information.LICENSES/directory (linter checks for missing licenses).Any of these may be a dealbreaker for using
lint-filein scripts, particularly the missing licenses check and the inability to lint ignored files. However, because the intended use-case oflint-fileis pre-commit, this is not a dealbreaker for the intended audience. We can release without this.In order to fix this issue, the following things should be added:
reuse lint-fileto disable each of the above behaviours separately.--no-project(or some such) flag that disables several/all behaviours. Certainly the ignored files and missing licences check. For.licenseandREUSE.toml, I'm not certain.