philips-software / philips-software/SPDXMerge

Shallow merge "externalDocumentId" is not implemented according to spdx-spec/v2.3

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Description

Hi
we are trying shallow merge with SPDXMerge and found that externalDocumentId should have "DocumentRef-" and "unique string"

Instead, it has only SPDX-ID

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https://spdx.github.io/spdx-spec/v2.3/document-creation-information/#66-external-document-references-field

Thank you.

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Start by locating the shallow-merge handling for externalDocumentId in SPDXMerge and compare its output with the SPDX v2.3 external document references specification linked in the issue. The change is complete when the generated externalDocumentId includes the required “DocumentRef-” prefix and unique string, with relevant tests updated or added.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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