[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#961506: Bug#961506: vows: unmaintained in Debian

[Xavier]

Le 25/05/2020 à 15:08, Jonas Smedegaard a écrit :
> Quoting Xavier (2020-05-25 14:53:50)
>> Le 25/05/2020 à 14:41, Jonas Smedegaard a écrit :
>>> node-vows is not really maintained in Debian, and largely 
>>> unmaintained upstream.
>>>
>>> Either someone in the JavaScript team take over from me in looking 
>>> after it, or it should be dropped from Debian.
>>>
>>> As is, I I consider it unsuitable for inclusion in a stable release 
>>> of Debian.
> 
>> dak result:
>>
>> Checking reverse dependencies...
>> # Broken Build-Depends:
>> d3: node-vows
>> ltx: node-vows
>> node-async-stacktrace: node-vows
>> node-clean-css: node-vows
>> node-databank: node-vows
>> node-errs: node-vows
>> node-expat: node-vows (>= 0.8.1)
>> node-lcov-parse: node-vows
>> node-tough-cookie: node-vows
>> queue-async: node-vows
>> science.js: node-vows
>> smash: node-vows (>= 0.7)
>>
>> Dependency problem found.
> 
> Yes.  It is my understanding that simply filing an RC bugreport and 
> waiting long enough, those dependencies should automatically get 
> notified that this package is no longer suitable for testing.
> 
> 
>> Two options:
>>  * update vows to last published version (0.8.3, 11 months ago)
>>  * remove/change test of the listed packages
> 
> Feel fee to volunteer keeping it alive, just make sure to remove me as 
> uploader.

Proposition:
 * /me updates vows and closes the relevant bug
 * eyes.js bug stays opened
 * /me opens a bug against vows (upstream) to remove this dependency
  (that looks really unmaintained)