[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#857809: node-uglify: --version errors out

[Thorsten Glaser]

Package: node-uglify
Version: 2.4.15-1
Severity: important

This is in a clean jessie chroot (cowbuilder):


(pbuild17583)root at tglase:/# uglifyjs --version

module.js:340
    throw err;
          ^
Error: Cannot find module '../package.json'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:338:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:280:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
    at require (module.js:380:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/bin/uglifyjs:118:16)
    at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
    at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:497:10)


This is kinda annoying if you need to use --version to distinguish
between in- and compatible versions due to this tool changing its
command line options several times.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.7
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)

Versions of packages node-uglify depends on:
ii  node-async     0.8.0-1
ii  node-optimist  0.3.5-1
ii  nodejs         0.10.29~dfsg-2

Versions of packages node-uglify recommends:
pn  node-source-map  <none>

Versions of packages node-uglify suggests:
pn  node-uglify-to-browserify  <none>

-- no debconf information