Bug#733586: closure-compiler: new upstream version available

[tony mancill]

Hello Nicholas,

On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 03:27:17PM -0400, Nicholas D Steeves wrote:
> Control: unblock 886411 by -1
> 
> Hi Tony and Thomas,
> 
> This package came to my attention via #975505, where it was noted that
> MathJax2 has had to disable functionality because of too ancient of a
> closure-compiler, and at this time it appears that MathJax3 will have to
> do the same.
> 
> Closure-compiler is a candidate for salvaging:
> 
>   https://wiki.debian.org/PackageSalvaging
>   https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.en.html#package-salvaging
> 
> The ideal resolution would be for one of the listed Uploaders to resume
> maintenance of the package, but orphaning is of course also an option :-)

The closure-compiler package is officially a team-maintained package by
the Java Team, so you or anyone else who is interested in joining Java
Team and maintaining the package is welcome to do so.  That is, please
feel free to add yourself to Uploaders.

That said, it's more of a JavaScript tool than a Java package, and so
the package could also be moved to another team if that's preferable.

I will gladly help with either of those options, or with reviewing and
sponsoring an upload of a newer version if one is made available.

Finally, I have never been a user of closure-compiler - my packaging
work on it has been under the Java Team umbrella - and I have
(obviously) been unable to devote sufficient time to it.  I will remove
myself from Uploaders to avoid any future confusion.

> Pirate Praveen <praveen at debian.org> writes:
> 
> > Control: block 886411 by -1
> >
> > On Sat, 20 Jan 2018 20:38:02 +0530 Pirate Praveen <praveen at debian.org>
> > wrote:> Being more familiar with nodejs packaging, I prefer to go back to
> >> google-closure-compiler-js. But if there is a newer closure-compiler,
> >> it'd make my work a lot easier.
> >> 
> >
> > Hi Tony,
> >
> > Digging deeper, I found out even the javascript version is built using
> > java sources (using gwt). So I have to update the java sources even for
> > javascript version.  Hope you are still interested in updating
> > closure-compiler and we can collaborate.
> 
> Hi Pirate!
> 
> I noticed that you were able to complete #886411 ITP: node-react using
> some other method (perhaps google-closure-compiler-js, or perhaps
> disabling functionality?), so I've unset the block relation.  It seemed
> worthwhile keep you in the CC list in case you wanted to create a
> "switch to closure-compiler" bug, and block it with this one (#733586).
> 
> 
> Kind regards,
> Nicholas

Cheers,
tony
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