[Pkg-javascript-devel] Remove all leaf node-* packages (and libjs-* too) from testing ?

Niels Thykier niels at thykier.net
Tue Apr 18 08:09:00 UTC 2017


Jérémy Lal:
> To be more precise the question should be:
> 
> Remove all leaf node-* packages AND not installing an executable in /usr/(s)bin/
> AND not depending on node-gyp.
> 
> Because a nodejs module in debian falls in these categories:
> - needed by another module
> - needed by an executable
> - building js libs for a web app
> - providing an executable
> - compiling a nodejs c++ addon
> 
> So a leaf module not falling in these categories is useless in debian/stable.
> 
> Attention: i am not asking removal from debian/unstable. Maintainers
> currently packaging a tree of nodejs modules won't be affected.
> 
> Can anyone help me providing the release team with a list of those ?
> 
> Jérémy
> 

Hi Jérémy,

Did such a list materialise?

Thanks,
~Niels




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