[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: Bug#976331: Bug#976331: Bug#976331: [JS Policy] what to set in "Provides" field ?

[Pirate Praveen]

On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 19:17, Jonas Smedegaard <jonas at jones.dk> wrote:
> My understanding is that ftpmasters dislike small *source* packages.
> 
> Small source packages is a burden in *every* package tracking in 
> Debian.
> 
> Small binary packages is also a burden in *some* package tracking.
> 
> Zero-size binary packages is also a burden in *some* package tracking,
> but I don't hear ftpmasters complain about task packages.
> 
> 
> This bug 976331 is *not* about repackaging embedded modules as 
> separate
> *source* packages, but only about exposing embedded modules as 
> *binary*
> packages - either virtual or real ones.

> 
I suggest you embed serialize-javascript in node-terser and if you wish 
you can expose it as virtual package via Provides.

Connecting unrelated packages together is making things complicated for 
transitions and also increases installed packages size.

Also 'should' is not 'must' in policy.