[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#1005872: Bug#1005872: node-istanbul: Remove libjs-prettify dependency

[Vignesh Raman]

Hi Jonas,

On 16/02/22 7:27 pm, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> Please do *not* hide problems like that.

Agree

> If package src:prettify.js is broken and upstream is dead, then it is
> wrong to move to embedded snapshots, because that does not solve the
> issue of code being unmaintained, only hides it!
>
> Instead, please patch package src:prettify.js as needed.
Sure, will check this.
> Or if package src:prettify.js is unmaintainable even with patches, then
> it is an indication that code should be *avoided* in Debian, which means
> that instead reverse dependencies of package src:prettify.js should be
> patches to *not* use prettify.js at all.
>
> Obviously, if package src:prettify.js works fine without patches, then
> it is not a problem that upstream is dead and there is no reason to
> embed nor to patch anything.
It works without the patches. I agree with you not to patch this.

Thank you the detailed explanation. You may close this bug.

Regards,
Vignesh