[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#1009233: Bug#1009233: node-d3: depends on nodejs

[Jérémy Lal]

On Sat, Apr 9, 2022 at 2:21 PM Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> wrote:

> Package: node-d3
> Version: 5.16.0-4
> Severity: normal
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> The binary package node-d3 depends on nodejs.
>
> Dependencies are directional: Packages with code that _calls_ other code
> should depend on the package providing that other code, but packages
> providing code _called_ from other code should *not* declare a
> dependency.
>
> It seems the package node-d3 contains only library code, no executables,
> and it is therefore highly unlikely that the dependency is needed.
>
> Concretely the depenency is painful when using the library code with
> other JavaScript interpreters, most notably loading the code int a
> web browser.
>
> Please drop the dependency unless really needed.
>
> (...and do so for all other node-d3* packages as well)
>

node-d3 is supposed to be required from nodejs,
isn't libjs-d3 meant to be used for browsers ?

Jérémy
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