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diff --git a/tools/licenses.py b/tools/licenses.py
index 8feda9c..d5bd316 100755
--- a/tools/licenses.py
+++ b/tools/licenses.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def AbsolutePath(path, filename):
return absolute_path
return None
-def ParseDir(path):
+def ParseDir(path, require_license_file=True):
"""Examine a third_party/foo component and extract its metadata."""
# Parse metadata fields out of README.chromium.
@@ -282,15 +282,15 @@ def ParseDir(path):
for filename in (metadata["License File"], "COPYING"):
license_path = AbsolutePath(path, filename)
if license_path is not None:
- metadata["License File"] = license_path
break
- if not license_path:
+ if require_license_file and not license_path:
raise LicenseError("License file not found. "
"Either add a file named LICENSE, "
"import upstream's COPYING if available, "
"or add a 'License File:' line to "
"README.chromium with the appropriate path.")
+ metadata["License File"] = license_path
if "Required Text" in metadata:
required_path = AbsolutePath(path, metadata["Required Text"])