[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#970630: Bug#970630: nodejs in backports

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting Jérémy Lal (2020-09-20 15:27:41)
> Le dim. 20 sept. 2020 à 15:04, Kurt Roeckx <kurt at roeckx.be> a écrit :
> 
> > On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 02:36:44PM +0200, Jérémy Lal wrote:
> > > Le dim. 20 sept. 2020 à 12:00, Kurt Roeckx <kurt at roeckx.be> a écrit :
> > >
> > > > Package: nodejs
> > > > Severity: wishlist
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Would it be possible to get a newer version of nodejs in
> > > > buster-backports?
> > > >
> > >
> > > 10.x or 12.x branch ?
> >
> > The 12.x branch
> 
> 
> If it's okay to use some of the dependencies present in nodejs source
> tarball,
> it might be possible.

Well, firefox-esr routinely switch to using embedded code copies when 
targeted stable (and older), so if ok for stable I guess it is 
acceptable for backports as well.

Just make sure to mention any such changes in changelog.


> Also installing nodejs 12 on buster will break some packages that only 
> work with nodejs 10.x. I don't know how to deal with that.

You could add "Breaks:".


 - Jonas

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