--- trunk/mage/usr/lib/mage/smage2.functions.sh	2012/01/13 18:31:48	1641
+++ trunk/mage/usr/lib/mage/smage2.functions.sh	2012/01/13 20:51:18	1648
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@
 #   STATE                 state of pkg stable|unstable|old
 #   DESCRIPTION           a short description (opt)
 #   HOMEPAGE              homepage (opt)
+#   LICENSE               license information of the pkg (opt)
 #   DEPEND                runtime dependencies (opt)
 #   SDEPEND               adds needed deps to build the pkg (opt)
 #   PROVIDE               provides a virtual (opt)
@@ -684,6 +685,9 @@
 	echo "DESCRIPTION=\"${DESCRIPTION}\"" >> ${dest}
 	echo "HOMEPAGE=\"${HOMEPAGE}\"" >> ${dest}
 
+	# license information
+	echo "LICENSE=\"${LICENSE}\"" >> ${dest}
+
 	# special tags and vars
 	echo "PKGTYPE=\"${PKGTYPE}\""  >> ${dest}