Merge pull request #1162 from eclipse-passage/1161

Employ Eclipse Dash license check #1161

.github/workflows/licensecheck.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# This workflow will check for Maven projects if the licenses of all (transitive) dependencies are vetted.
+
+name: License vetting status check
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: 
+      - 'master'
+      - 'R*'
+  pull_request:
+    branches: 
+     - 'master'
+     - 'R*'
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up JDK 17
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        java-version: '17'
+        distribution: 'adopt'
+    - name: Cache local Maven repository
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: ~/.m2/repository
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
+    - name: License check
+      run: | 
+        mvn -U -V -e -B -ntp org.eclipse.dash:license-tool-plugin:license-check --file pom.xml

releng/org.eclipse.passage.parent/pom.xml

@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@
 				<enabled>true</enabled>
 			</snapshots>
 		</pluginRepository>
+		<pluginRepository>
+			<id>eclipse-dash</id>
+			<url>https://repo.eclipse.org/content/repositories/dash-licenses/</url>
+			<releases>
+				<enabled>true</enabled>
+			</releases>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>true</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+		</pluginRepository>
 	</pluginRepositories>
 
 	<repositories>