[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#982766: Bug#982766: Bug#982766: node-webpack: remove dependency on node-uglifyjs-webpack-plugin

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting Pirate Praveen (2021-02-14 08:32:08)
> 
> 
> On 2021, ഫെബ്രുവരി 14 12:44:09 PM IST, Julian Gilbey <jdg at debian.org> wrote:
> >webpack depends on node-uglifyjs-webpack-plugin, which in turn has a 
> >serious bug report against it because it is abandoned upstream.
> 
> We should reduce severity of that bug or add bullseye-ignore tag and 
> maintain it without upstream support.

No, we should not hide the true severity of issues in our packages: The 
issue _is_ serious and has been for some time.


> >According to webpack/package.json, webpack does not seem to actually 
> >depend on this plugin, so it should be find to just remove this 
> >dependency.
> >
> >If this dependency is left, node-webpack will be dropped from 
> >bullseye.

@Praveen, do you have any comments on the proposed change?


 - Jonas

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