[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#979551: Bug#979551: node-babel7: update-alternatives set up fails

[Paolo Greppi]

Il 08/01/21 11:35, Jonas Smedegaard ha scritto:
> Quoting Paolo Greppi (2021-01-08 08:46:36)
>> I guess that's because the bullseye-slim image lacks the manpages.
> 
> A Debian install with man pages excluded seems to be an unsupported
> system: Whatever hooks applied to do that trick should be extended to
> handle update-alternatives - not the packages providing alternatives nor
> the update-alternatives mechanism itself!
> 
> If you disagree, then please try locate passages in Debian Policy to
> support your view.
> 
> 
>   - Jonas
> 

Sorry I am not qualified to respond.

Using Debian official images with docker/podman is a use case we should support as it is one significant way for Debian to stay relevant in this post-devops world.

Also see:
- https://hub.docker.com/_/debian/#Image_Variants
- https://github.com/debuerreotype/debuerreotype/issues/10

Paolo