[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#794890: Bug#794890: Bug#794890: status update

[Jérémy Lal]

2017-10-27 17:34 GMT+02:00 Sruthi Chandran <srud at disroot.org>:

> On 10/27/2017 01:09 AM, Jérémy Lal wrote:
> >
> >
> > 2017-10-26 21:25 GMT+02:00 Jérémy Lal <kapouer at melix.org
> > <mailto:kapouer at melix.org>>:
> >
> >
> >
> >     2017-10-26 21:03 GMT+02:00 Sruthi Chandran <srud at disroot.org
> >     <mailto:srud at disroot.org>>:
> >
> >         On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:49:29 +0200 Jérémy Lal <kapouer at melix.org
> >         <mailto:kapouer at melix.org>> wrote:
> >         > 2017-06-13 10:11 GMT+02:00 Alexandre Rossi
> >         <alexandre.rossi at gmail.com <mailto:alexandre.rossi at gmail.com>>:
> >         >
> >         > > Hi,
> >         > >
> >         > > Any status update on this? Did the effort trying to release
> with
> >         > > embedded deps hit a wall? How can I help?
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > Right now npm 5 depends indirectly on both "request" and "got"
> >         modules,
> >         > which are doing exactly the same thing. Maintaining this
> >         requires an
> >         amount
> >         > of forgiveness i don't have right now.
> >         >
> >         > Anyway here's what you would want to do:
> >         > - start from an empty debian/copyright file (to avoid old dfsg
> >         repackagings)
> >         > - import new upstream tarball
> >         > - populate debian/copyright (including everything in
> >         node_modules as
> >         well),
> >         > it shouldn't be that difficult.
> >         >
> >         > With this approach the only maintenance burden will be to
> update
> >         > debian/copyright.
> >         > Next step will be up to ftpmasters to decide if it's okay to
> >         bundle
> >         > everything in
> >         > that particular case.
> >         >
> >         > Jérémy
> >
> >         I was thinking of packaging npm (by packaging individual modules)
> >         working full-time for around one month. I plan to launch a
> >         crowd-funding
> >         campaign similar to ones launched for packaging grunt[1] and
> >         gulp[2].
> >         Before going ahead with that, wanted to know the status of your
> >         plan of
> >         packaging npm. Is your plan still on or shall I go ahead with my
> >         plan?
> >
> >
> >     My plan depends on me being available in some parallel universe.
> >     So YES please please please go ahead, may debian force be with you.
> >     I might provide some help for technical issues. Or not, depending on
> >     availability.
> >
> >
> > Also note that besides usual packaging needs (like generating
> > documentation),
> > there is one trick in npm debian package: the global npmrc that contains
> > prefix=/usr/local
> > which in turn ensures
> > npm install -g <module>
> > goes to the right place.
> >
> > Upstream is deaf to the argument that /usr is not the right prefix,
> > and to the argument that there should be a well-known global path
> > for npm configuration (other than /usr/etc/npmrc).
> >
> > The problem then is that
> > npm i -g npm
> > need a manual intervention to make sure that
> > /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/npmrc
> > is installed and contains prefix=/usr/local
> > Without it, the default prefix of npm when installed in /usr/local
> > is /usr/lib
> > which is wrong and not writable of course.
> >
> > Jérémy
> >
>
> Thanks. Will keep in mind when I reach there.
>
> I have launched the crowdfunding campaign [1].
>
> Going ahead with the plan, I might need help with technical issues and
> hope to get support from the Javascript team.  Help with packaging is
> also most welcome.
>

Of course ! I'd be glad to help on this, since i feel bad about the whole
mess.
I connected to #debian-js, feel free to reach me there if you need some
live help.

Jérémy
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