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

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting Pirate Praveen (2020-12-03 20:09:05)
> I suggest you embed serialize-javascript in node-terser and if you 
> wish you can expose it as virtual package via Provides.

Yes, a possible solution to this issue is to introduce a 4th embedding.

That might be your understanding of keeping packaging simple.  Not mine.

That might be your understanding of team maintenance.  Not mine.


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

Yes, a possible solution to this issue is to introduce the embedded 
module in another package _instead_ of these three.  An example of a 
package providing tiny modules are real binary packages (which ftpmaster 
evidently had no problem accepting) is is node-file-entry-cache which 
also provides related packages node-flat-cache and node-write.  An 
example of a package providing a tiny module as virtual package is 
node-uuid also providing virtual package node-types-uuid.

Yes, another possible solution to this issue is to introduce the 
embedded module as part of a batch of related related modules, none of 
them being the "main" one (depending on the meaning of "main").  An 
example of that (evidently also acceptable to ftpmasters) is 
jsbundle-web-interfaces providing binary packages node-auth-header, 
node-standard-error, node-standard-http-error and 
node-webidl-conversions.


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

And apples are not oranges.

If you meant to put words into my mouth, then please don't.


 - Jonas

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