[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#679665: Bug#679665: jquery: build-deps not satisfiable in wheezy

[Jonas Smedegaard]

On 12-07-05 at 11:05pm, Mehdi Dogguy wrote:
> On 05/07/12 22:57, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> >If we skip installing minified files, then yes it breaks. If we skip
> >minifying but still install - i.e. install files that are 0% minified
> >- then only download times should be affected.
> 
> I think that this is the best option we have at this stage. In any case,
> it's your call as a maintainer to choose which solution you want to
> implement.
> 
> Switching to slimit might be a sexy option but also falls in the
> "changing the compressor" category, imho.

How about this:

Now:

 1) Skip generating and installing any minified files at build time.
 2) Try minify and fallback to copy in postinst script:

    for if in $files-to-be-minified; do
      of="$(basename "$if" .js).min.js"
      javascript-minifier -o "$of" "$if" | cp -a "$if" "$of"
    done

 3) Remove minified/copied files in "remove" state of postrm script:

    for if in $files-to-be-minified; do
      of="$(basename "$if" .js).min.js"
      rm -f "$of"
    done

(javascript-minifier should use same basic syntax as both yui-compressor 
and uglifyjs share today.)

Official result now:

  * Javascript files will not be minified.

Unofficial possibility now:

  * Add /usr/local/bin/javascript-minifier symlink to yui-compressor
  * Add /usr/local/bin/javascript-minifier custom compressor script 

Official possibility later (perhaps even at a stable point release):

  * Add javascript-minifier package with debconf handling of 
    /etc/alternatives symlinking of /usr/bin/javascript-minifier and 
    perhaps also /usr/sbin/update-javascript-minifications.


How does that sound?  Too complex at this stage?

@Marcelo: What do you think?

What do others in the team think?


Regards,

 - Jonas

P.S. Yes - I still think generally across all Javascript packages...

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