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Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: Bug#976331: Bug#976331: [JS Policy] what to set in "Provides" field ?

From Pirate Praveen <praveen@onenetbeyond.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.bugs.dist
Subject Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: Bug#976331: Bug#976331: [JS Policy] what to set in "Provides" field ?
Date 2020-12-03 20:20 +0100
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On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 19:17, Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> wrote:
> My understanding is that ftpmasters dislike small *source* packages.
> 
> Small source packages is a burden in *every* package tracking in 
> Debian.
> 
> Small binary packages is also a burden in *some* package tracking.
> 
> Zero-size binary packages is also a burden in *some* package tracking,
> but I don't hear ftpmasters complain about task packages.
> 
> 
> This bug 976331 is *not* about repackaging embedded modules as 
> separate
> *source* packages, but only about exposing embedded modules as 
> *binary*
> packages - either virtual or real ones.

> 
I suggest you embed serialize-javascript in node-terser and if you wish 
you can expose it as virtual package via Provides.

Connecting unrelated packages together is making things complicated for 
transitions and also increases installed packages size.

Also 'should' is not 'must' in policy.

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Bug#976331: node-compression-webpack-plugin,node-copy-webpack-plugin,node-uglifyjs-webpack-plugin: contains hidden embedded nodejs module serialize-javascript Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk> - 2020-12-03 12:50 +0100
  Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: node-compression-webpack-plugin, node-copy-webpack-plugin, node-uglifyjs-webpack-plugin: contains hidden embedded nodejs module serialize-javascript Xavier <yadd@debian.org> - 2020-12-03 14:30 +0100
    Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: Bug#976331: node-compression-webpack-plugin, node-copy-webpack-plugin, node-uglifyjs-webpack-plugin: contains hidden embedded nodejs module serialize-javascript Xavier <yadd@debian.org> - 2020-12-03 14:40 +0100
      Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: Bug#976331: Bug#976331: node-compression-webpack-plugin, node-copy-webpack-plugin, node-uglifyjs-webpack-plugin: contains hidden embedded nodejs module serialize-javascript Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2020-12-03 15:20 +0100
        Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: Bug#976331: Bug#976331: node-compression-webpack-plugin, node-copy-webpack-plugin, node-uglifyjs-webpack-plugin: contains hidden embedded nodejs module serialize-javascript Xavier <yadd@debian.org> - 2020-12-03 15:50 +0100
          Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: Bug#976331: Bug#976331: Bug#976331: node-compression-webpack-plugin, node-copy-webpack-plugin, node-uglifyjs-webpack-plugin: contains hidden embedded nodejs module serialize-javascript Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2020-12-03 16:40 +0100
            Bug#976331: [JS Policy] what to set in "Provides" field ? Xavier <yadd@debian.org> - 2020-12-03 17:40 +0100
              Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: [JS Policy] what to set in "Provides" field ? Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2020-12-03 18:30 +0100
                Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: [JS Policy] what to set in "Provides" field ? Xavier <yadd@debian.org> - 2020-12-03 18:50 +0100
                Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: Bug#976331: [JS Policy] what to set in "Provides" field ? Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2020-12-03 19:30 +0100
                Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: Bug#976331: Bug#976331: [JS Policy] what to set in "Provides" field ? Pirate Praveen <praveen@onenetbeyond.org> - 2020-12-03 20:20 +0100
                Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: Bug#976331: Bug#976331: [JS Policy] what to set in "Provides" field ? Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2020-12-03 20:50 +0100
                Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: Bug#976331: [JS Policy] what to set in "Provides" field ? Xavier <yadd@debian.org> - 2020-12-03 21:30 +0100
                Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: Bug#976331: Bug#976331: [JS Policy] what to set in "Provides" field ? Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2020-12-06 02:20 +0100
                Bug#976331: [JS Policy] what to set in "Provides" field ? Xavier <yadd@debian.org> - 2020-12-06 08:10 +0100
                Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: [JS Policy] what to set in "Provides" field ? Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2020-12-06 11:40 +0100
                Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: Bug#976331: [JS Policy] what to set in "Provides" field ? Pirate Praveen <praveen@onenetbeyond.org> - 2020-12-06 12:20 +0100
                Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: Bug#976331: [JS Policy] what to set in "Provides" field ? Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2020-12-06 12:30 +0100
              Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: [JS Policy] what to set in "Provides" field ? Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2020-12-03 19:30 +0100
  Bug#976331: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#976331: Bug#976331: [JS Policy] what to set in "Provides" field ? Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2020-12-03 18:50 +0100

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