[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#943389: Bug#943389: node-lodash: source package does not contain upstream source

Jonas Smedegaard dr at jones.dk
Thu Oct 24 18:05:48 BST 2019


Quoting Pirate Praveen (2019-10-24 18:42:17)
> On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 16:19, Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> wrote:
> > Quoting Pirate Praveen (2019-10-24 15:34:15)
> >>  All files derived from source have their corresponding source code 
> >>  and it is regenerated during build.
> > 
> > It may very well be "source" but not "upstream source".
> > 
> 
> Then I fail to see how this is a serious bug.

I listed Policy ยง 2.1 as being the reason for severity of this bug.

Let me quote the part I find relevant:

> The program must include source code, and must allow distribution in 
> source code as well as compiled form.

If this package _does_ contain source code but just from a _different_ 
upstream project than the one currently listed in debian/copyright then 
the bug is easily fixed by simply correcting what upstream project this 
package claims to ship source code from.


 - Jonas

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