[DRE-maint] Bug#1117882: cannot use uglifier/terser in Debian's sprockets package

[Joe Nahmias]

Control: tags -1 + patch

On Sat, Oct 11, 2025 at 11:01:55PM -0400, Joseph Nahmias wrote:
> Package: ruby-sprockets
> Version: 4.2.1-3
> Severity: important
> X-Debbugs-Cc: Pirate Praveen <praveen at debian.org>, joe at nahmias.net
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Debian's package for sprockets overrides the usage of uglifier to terser.
> However, there is a version number check in uglifier_compressor.rb which
> is not properly handled leading to the inability to use uglifier or terser
> as part of the sprockets js asset pipeline.
> 
> For example, when trying to build the assets for mailcatcher, I get:
> 
>     $ rake assets
>     rake aborted!
>     uglifier 1.x is no longer supported, please upgrade to 2.x or newer
> 
> We should remove the version check so that this works properly. I plan to
> submit an MR in salsa to do this.
> 
> --Joe

Submitted the merge request on salsa:
https://salsa.debian.org/ruby-team/ruby-sprockets/-/merge_requests/1

--Joe