[Pkg-javascript-devel] JS policy: repackaging upstream tarball when minified js files are present (was: Call for review: should.js packages)

[Emilien Klein]

2014-04-24 18:34 GMT+02:00 Jérémy Lal <kapouer at melix.org>:
> The conclusion coming out of these dicussions could also go in
> developers reference or best packaging practices ?

Makes sense.

> Please fix this (badly formulated) proposal:
>
> Strict application of DFSG requires files generated from source in
> upstream tarball to be excluded

"excluded from what" would be the question. How can we make explicit
that it must be removed from the upstream tarball?

> , unless it is possible to regenerate the
> files and prove they are identical to the ones in the tarball.
> Minified files and browserified files

What's a "browserified file"? I'm not familiar with that term.

> are examples of such files that
> could be excluded for that reason.
> A convenient way to achieve this is to use debian/copyright
> Files-Excluded field, see https://wiki.debian.org/UscanEnhancements.

    +Emilien