[Pkg-javascript-devel] What's the best section for JS packages?

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting Leo Iannacone (2014-07-02 10:05:36)
> On 27 June 2014 15:50, Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> wrote:
> > Quoting Leo Iannacone (2014-06-27 10:25:17)
> >> all of my packages (most of them are node modules) have
> >>  Section: web
> >> in debian/control.
> >>
> >> Do you think is not a happy choice? is `misc' better?
> >>
> >> and what about JavaScript packages?
> >
> > If the main use is related to web, then that's indeed a good choice.
> >
> > It might make sense to request new section for javascript and/or Nodejs
> > libraries (but not for applications implemented in those scripting
> > languages) at some point - try compare number of packages with those of
> > other sections to get a feeling when that might be relevant to propose
> > (I guess that should then be raised on debian-devel list.
> 
> 
> I think this is the best time to ask for a new section.
> 
> We have already many node modules packaged (211) and the number is
> increasing day by day.
> It makes no sense to me waiting more time...

Fine with me, I just won't lead it myself (simply because I have plenty 
on my hands elsewhere).

Just made a search in my mail archive (for apt section introspection) - 
and seems it need no larger discussion, just a plain bugreport: See 
lists.debian.org/87iplw8px9.fsf at lennier.ganneff.de and the 3 bugreports 
closed by that mail.


 - Jonas

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