[Pkg-javascript-devel] node-babel-preset-env_1.6.0-1_amd64.changes REJECTED

[Pirate Praveen]

On വെള്ളി 03 നവംബര്‍ 2017 10:53 രാവിലെ, Pirate Praveen wrote:
> On വെള്ളി 03 നവംബര്‍ 2017 06:30 രാവിലെ, Thorsten Alteholz wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> it is strange that the package Build-Depends: on itself!?
> 
> Don't gcc build depend on gcc? node-babel also build depend on itself
> (it build depends on many of the binaries generated from node-babel
> source).
> 
> Babel is a transpiler to convert new versions of javascript to current
> versions of javascript and they themselves use new versions of
> javascript for their projects. How do you suggest we fix this?

The only problem I see is the need for a binary only upload to
bootstrap. Since it is an arch:all package, it won't affect
bootstrapping new architectures. Did I miss any problems? Can you share
links to previous discussions/policy/other docs that explains the
problems with build depending on itself?

There are similar issues that lintian catches about dependencies like
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=876016 (circular
dependencies).

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