[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#977670: Bug#977670: jest: should explicitly (build-)depend on needed babel modules

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting Pirate Praveen (2020-12-18 18:28:40)
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> 
> On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 17:28, Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> wrote:
> > Package: jest
> > Version: 26.6.3+repack+~cs61.38.31-2
> > Followup-For: Bug #977670
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> > Control: reoen -1
> > Control: retitle -1 jest: should explicitly (build-)depend on needed 
> > babel modules
> > 
> > Thanks for clarifying that this issue is not scenario a).
> > 
> > Now, please either...
> > 
> >  b) if only some embedded modules need babel-related modules at 
> > runtime,
> >     and jest does not need those at runtime,
> >     then move them to a package which itself need babel at runtime,
> >     otherwise
> >  c) explicitly depend on the (possibly virtual) module packages needed
> > 
> > 
> > I.e. in any case it is wrong to declare (build-)dependency on
> > "node-babel7" because that package name represents a *bundle* of
> > modules, not explicit modules.
> > 
> > In short: please explicitly (build-)depend on needed babel modules
> > 
> > Explicitly, not implicitly through bundle-package (which may change
> > content in future!).
> 
> This does not work for buster-backports. I had to change dependency to 
> node-debbundle-acorn from virtual packages in webpack and rollup for 
> packages that build depends on webpack or rollup to work.

Sounds like a change specific to backports, not for official Debian.


 - Jonas

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