[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#1026974: Bug#1026974: Cannot exclude a component from consideration using !

[Julian Gilbey]

Yes, these components are C++ code, not Javascript, so I want the
dh-nodejs scripts to completely ignore them.

Best wishes,

   Julian

On Sun, Dec 25, 2022 at 08:49:25PM +0100, Israel Galadima wrote:
> Can I ask what you're trying to achieve by excluding the component listed in
> debian/watch? There could be a dh command or some pkg-js-tools functionality
> that can be used to achieve it.
> On Sun, 25 Dec 2022 at 20:36, Israel Galadima <izzygaladima at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>   Hi Julian,
>   These are some excerpts from pkg-js-tools manpage:
>   debian/nodejs/additional_components is used to set some subdirectories that
>   should be considered as components even if they are not listed in
>   debian/watch. Starting from pkg-js-tools version 0.12.0 and 0.12.7, the
>   packages field in lerna.conf and workspaces field in package.json are used to
>   automatically detect additional components. If a component should not be
>   considered i.e, not automatically detected, insert its name preceded by a "!"
>   in debian/nodejs/additional_components.
>   From the above, I don't think "!" in debian/nodejs/additional_components is
>   used to exclude a component listed in debian/watch.
>   On Sun, 25 Dec 2022 at 13:09, Julian Gilbey <jdg at debian.org> wrote:
> 
>     Package: pkg-js-tools
>     Version: 0.15.12
>     Severity: normal
> 
>     I am working on a package (node-webfont) which requires a non-node
>     component.  The dh-nodejs tools keeps complaining, for example
>     debclean reports:
> 
>     Found debian/nodejs/additional_components
>     /!\ woff2/package.json not found
>     Unable to load woff2
>     /!\ brotli/package.json not found
>     Unable to load brotli
> 
>     My additional_components reads:
>     ---
>     !brotli
>     !woff2
>     ---
>     following the guidance in pkg-js-tools(7), if I've understood it
>     correctly.  But it seems that this syntax doesn't help;
>     list-node-components reports:
> 
>     [...]
>     varstream
>     woff2
>     brotli
>     !brotli
>     !woff2
> 
>     with the first occurrence being picked up from debian/watch and the !
>     occurrences being those in additional_components.  But
>     component_list in /usr/share/perl5/Debian/PkgJs/Utils.pm has a
>     different behaviour, and it would seem that that should work.
>     Unfortunately, though, it doesn't appear to do so, and I don't
>     understand why not.
> 
>     Best wishes,
> 
>        Julian