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

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting Xavier (2020-05-25 15:31:54)
> 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)

Fine by me, as long as you remove me as uploader.

 - Jonas

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