Re: [GNU-linux-libre] potential issue with packages embedding waf

[Sam Geeraerts]

Karl Goetz wrote:
> Ian seems to disagree this is source, and i tend to agree with him [1].
> Its not the preferred form of modification as its built from the git
> repo and has all comments (and other?) stripped.

You're right.

> > I did a quick search in the samba 3.5.6 package, but couldn't find
> > anyting about waf.
>
> I haven't double checked (yet).

Found it in samba4.

> > > I'm not sure the best way to get a current list of packages
> > > embedding waf. An expensive way would be to extract all packages
> > > and search for it - i can do it , but rather only if needed.
> > Can we trust Debian to have done their homework well [2]?
>
> Its a filename based list.

That's probably most of them. Other than that, expensive is the only way 
afaict. I wonder if FOSSology catches these blobs?