[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#761670: impossible to bootstrap build of node-jake and node-utilities: (build-)dependency loop

[Thomas Goirand]

Package: node-jake
Version: 0.7.9-1
Severity: serious

Hi,

Trying to do a bunch of backports, I came across this issue.

node-utilities build-depends: node-jake
node-jake depends: node-utilities

So, it's impossible to build node-utilities, because it needs node-jake,
which cannot be installed, because it depends on node-utilities, which
isn't build.

This cycle has to be broken, otherwise it makes it very hard for porters
to bootstrap the rebuild of node-utilities & node-jake.

Cheers,

Thomas Goirand (zigo)