[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#817092: Bug#817092: Bug#817092: this browserified

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting Pirate Praveen (2016-07-11 10:30:59)
> Control: severity -1 wishlist
> 
> On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 19:41:17 +0200 Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> wrote:
> > Quoting Pirate Praveen (2016-07-10 18:40:53)
> > > This is not a minified file, only browserified. Though ideally we 
> > > should browserify it in debian, grunt is still not packaged. Since 
> > > its still a human readable and modifiable format, I don't think 
> > > DFSG applies here.
> > 
> > The requirement of source format of redistributed code is not about 
> > it being possible/easy to edit by those receiving it¹, but about it 
> > being in the format preferred by _upstream_ to edit - e.g. for 
> > passing patches upstream.
> 
> There is no consensus on it ->
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2016/07/msg00241.html
> 
> Since there is a disagreement here, you may approach CTTE, ftp master 
> or propose a GR.

You consider the responses you reveived today at d-devel as generally 
*not* in agreement?

I am baffled.  Cc-ing d-devel, perhaps others can help clarify.


> > If "browserifying" is a process simple to apply and revert, then 
> > ship the code _not_ browserified and browserify during install (yes, 
> > I understand that the tool upstream uses for that process is not yet 
> > in Debian - which either means you need to imitate that process or 
> > that it is _not such simple process).
> > 
> 
> Those who feel strongly about this issue should help with 
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=673727

Right.  And until solved Debian packages cannot include that 
functionality.


 - Jonas

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