[Pkg-javascript-devel] node-webfont (was: Re: Request to join the Debian JavaScript Maintainers group)

[Yadd]

On 11/12/2022 22:20, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 09:38:12PM +0100, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
>> Quoting Julian Gilbey (2022-12-11 21:04:39)
>>>>> Maybe create just a node-webfont package with embedded dependencies
>>>
>>> That does seem like a sensible idea - I hadn't thought of doing that
>>> until I read the wiki (there's a theme here!).  I doubt that most of
>>> the packages required by webfont would be needed by other packages.
>>
>> Please don't hide embedding dependencies, but install them and provide
>> them as virtual packages.
>>
>> It is not only a matter of them being concretely needed by other
>> packages *now* but also being easily able to locate them if needed
>> *later* and for other reasons - e.g. security bugfixes.
> 
> Hi Jonas,
> 
> https://wiki.debian.org/Javascript/GroupSourcesTutorial explicitly
> advises doing this.  I agree with your points, so I'm a little
> confused.
> 
> I realise, though, that I don't know exactly what you mean by "install
> them and provide them as virtual packages"; is it the point made in
> "Step 2" on that Wiki page about adding them to d/control as Provides?
> If so, then I think what is meant is: we include them all in a single
> source and binary package, in this case node-webfont, but that package
> should install these embedded node packages in /usr/share/nodejs/ as
> normal (and not under /usr/share/nodejs/webfont) and declare Provides:
> node-... for all of these dependencies.
> 
> Have I understood correctly?

If you use dh-sequence-nodejs, just add "Provides: ${nodejs:Provides}" and:

   echo '*' >debian/nodejs/root_modules

Cheers,
Yadd