[Pkg-javascript-devel] pkg-js-tools auto install

[Xavier]

Hi all,

I continue to improve auto_install. Here is a resume (from doc). Do you
thinks it's in the right way to provide an auto-installer? (this part is
not published in experimental but ready and with tests on salsa repo)

NB: debian/nodejs/

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pkg-js-tools provides:
* dh_auto_configuration for embedded components: it automatically
creates links in node_modules/ directory and removes them during clean
* dh_auto_install: automatic install (0.8.4)
  * main module: if no debian/install exists, pkg-js-tools will read
package.json#files field to install files. If not, it install all files
except *.md, doc*, example*, test*. If install is not good, use
debian/nodejs/files to fix the list. Files are installed following
"Architecture" field in /usr/share/nodejs or /usr/lib/<gnu-arch>/nodejs
  * components: pkg-js-tools does the same for each component in
<module/path>/node_modules/<component-package-name>. To restrict this
behavior, write a debian/node_submodules and list the components to
install. An empty debian/node_submodules installs no component.
* dh_auto_test: launch test written in debian/tests/pkg-js/test (using
sh -e). If you use pkg-js-autopkgtest, you can also use the same test
during build.

Files:

* debian/nodejs/submodules lists components to install (all if missing)
* debian/nodejs/files overwrites package.json#files field.
* debian/nodejs/<component>/files overwrites package.json#files field.
                                  Use component name, not module name
                                  here if different. An empty file avoid
                                  any install
* debian/nodejs/install overwrite debian/nodejs/files: same usage as
                        debian/install except that destination not
                        starting with / are related to arch path
                       (/usr/share/nodejs or /usr/lib/<gnu-arch>/nodejs)
* debian/nodejs/<component>/install overwrite
                                    debian/nodejs/<component>/files,
                                    same as debian/nodejs/install for
                                    components
* debian/nodejs/<component>/nolink avoid node_modules links creation for
                                   this component (configuration step)