ci: enforce dependency license allowlist with cargo-deny#201
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Add a 'Dependency licenses' CI job running 'cargo deny check licenses' against the deny.toml allowlist, and include it in the ci-status gate so a disallowed (e.g. copyleft) dependency fails the build.
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Summary
Wires the existing
deny.tomllicense allowlist into CI so it is actually enforced on every PR. A new Dependency licenses job runscargo deny check licensesand is included in theci-statusgate, so a disallowed (e.g. copyleft) dependency fails the build instead of slipping in unnoticed.deny.tomland the MIT license metadata landed in #200; that left the check runnable only by hand. This job closes that gap.Details
licensesjob usesEmbarkStudios/cargo-deny-action(pinned by commit SHA, matching the repo's pinning convention) withcommand: check licenses.needslist and result aggregation of theci-statusjob so a failure blocks merge.Test plan
cargo deny check licensespasses locally against the current dependency tree (licenses ok).