1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/license.bbclass b/meta/classes/license.bbclass
index ea4c8801e9..c55ee77ebf 100644
--- a/meta/classes/license.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/license.bbclass
@@ -49,24 +49,25 @@ license_create_manifest() {
 
                 pkged_pv="$(sed -n 's/^PV: //p' ${filename})"
                 pkged_name="$(basename $(readlink ${filename}))"
-                pkged_lic="$(sed -n "/^LICENSE_${pkged_name}: /{ s/^LICENSE_${pkged_name}: //; s/[|&()*]/ /g; s/  */ /g; p }" ${filename})"
+                pkged_lic="$(sed -n "/^LICENSE_${pkged_name}: /{ s/^LICENSE_${pkged_name}: //; p }" ${filename})"
                 if [ -z ${pkged_lic} ]; then
                         # fallback checking value of LICENSE
-                        pkged_lic="$(sed -n "/^LICENSE: /{ s/^LICENSE: //; s/[|&()*]/ /g; s/  */ /g; p }" ${filename})"
+                        pkged_lic="$(sed -n "/^LICENSE: /{ s/^LICENSE: //; p }" ${filename})"
                 fi
 
                 echo "PACKAGE NAME:" ${pkg} >> ${LICENSE_MANIFEST}
                 echo "PACKAGE VERSION:" ${pkged_pv} >> ${LICENSE_MANIFEST}
                 echo "RECIPE NAME:" ${pkged_pn} >> ${LICENSE_MANIFEST}
-                printf "LICENSE:" >> ${LICENSE_MANIFEST}
-                for lic in ${pkged_lic}; do
+                echo "LICENSE:" ${pkged_lic} >> ${LICENSE_MANIFEST}
+                echo "" >> ${LICENSE_MANIFEST}
+
+                lics="$(echo ${pkged_lic} | sed "s/[|&()*]/ /g" | sed "s/  */ /g" )"
+                for lic in ${lics}; do
                         # to reference a license file trim trailing + symbol
                         if ! [ -e "${LICENSE_DIRECTORY}/${pkged_pn}/generic_${lic%+}" ]; then
                                 bbwarn "The license listed ${lic} was not in the licenses collected for ${pkged_pn}"
                         fi
-                        printf " ${lic}" >> ${LICENSE_MANIFEST}
                 done
-                printf "\n\n" >> ${LICENSE_MANIFEST}
         done
 
         # Two options here: