[Pkg-javascript-devel] node-node-uuid

[Paolo Greppi]

Il 09/01/2018 13:33, Jérémy Lal ha scritto:
> 2018-01-09 12:53 GMT+01:00 Paolo Greppi <paolo.greppi at libpf.com <mailto:paolo.greppi at libpf.com>>:
> 
>     Hi, the package node-node-uuid seems broken, this fails:
>     nodejs -e "require('uuid');"
> 
>     Also it triggers lintian error node-package-install-in-nodejs-rootdir because it installs /usr/lib/nodejs/node-uuid.js.
> 
>     Next 1.4.0 is quite old and v. 3.1.0. is required for node-yarnpkg.
> 
>     Finally I have some doubts on the the naming, according to policy:
>     https://wiki.debian.org/Javascript/Policy <https://wiki.debian.org/Javascript/Policy>
>     the source should be named uuid.js, and the binaries libjs-uuid and node-uuid
> 
>     I would like to move its repo to salsa.d.o. and proceed to update.
> 
>     Any objections / anybody else wants to do it ?
>     What are your thoughts on the naming ?
> 
> Be aware that
> npm show node-uuid
> npm show uuid
> 
> both exists. Hence node-node-uuid...
> 
> Jérémy

Tanks for the lookup Jérémy !

>From here:
https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-uuid
it says "node-uuid DEPRECATED: Use the uuid package instead."

It appears node-uuid was a fork, then it got merged back.
There are two github projects both confusingly called "node-uuid":
- current: https://github.com/kelektiv/node-uuid is at 3.1.0
- deprecated: https://github.com/brrofs/node-uuid is at 3.0.0

The debian node-uuid source package upstream is the "deprecated" fork.
That's why the tracker says "a new upstream version is available: 3.0.0" and not 3.1.0

In the light of these facts I am even more convinced that it should be renamed.
Additionally its upstream should be set to https://github.com/kelektiv/node-uuid

Paolo