[Pkg-javascript-devel] Regrouping some modules ? [Was Re: Comments regarding node-uid-safe_1.0.1-1_amd64.changes]

[Jérémy Lal]

Le dimanche 24 août 2014 à 18:49 +0200, Leo Iannacone a écrit :
On 23 August 2014 21:23, Jérémy Lal <kapouer at melix.org> wrote:
> > Le samedi 23 août 2014 à 16:52 +0200, Leo Iannacone a écrit :
> >> On 23 August 2014 12:08, Jérémy Lal <kapouer at melix.org> wrote:
> >> > I prefer the first idea from Thorsten:
> >> > "time", "email", "fs" packages bundling utilities by category.
> >> >
> >> > Let's try to make a list of categories ?
> >>
> >> What about:
> >>  * http
> >>  * css
> >>  * html
> >>  * time
> >>  * mime
> >>  * mail (?)
> >>  * log (?)
> >>  * fs (?)
> >>
> >> All of these packages (IMHO) should be named as
"node-${CATEGORY}utils", i.e.:
> >>  * node-httputils
> 
To avoid the case where one upstream module gets called 'httputils',
i suggest a different name scheme:
nodemodules-xxxx



>
> > * streams
> > * async
> > * module loading (amd, requirejs, ...)
> 
> Here a wiki page to list packages and modules included:
>  https://wiki.debian.org/Javascript/Nodejs/CommonPackages
> 
> Please, populate it!
> 
> 
> > The problem with those bundles is that we'll never know if/when
> > a module inside them isn't required any more.
> 
> Mmm .. can't codesearch.debian.net help on this ?
> 
Of course, but it isn't as straightforward as checking dependencies.

I propose that nodemodules-time *must* list which modules it "Provides",
so others packages depend on node-ms (in that example) and do *not*
depend on nodemodules-time.

Jérémy.