On 19 July 2014 at 22:28, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote: | | On 19 July 2014 at 20:43, Duncan Murdoch wrote: | | On 19/07/2014, 7:18 PM, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote: | | > | | > On 19 July 2014 at 17:48, Duncan Murdoch wrote: | | > | On 19/07/2014, 2:52 PM, Bastien ROUCARIES wrote: | | > | > On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 4:11 PM, Dirk Eddelbuettel <e...@debian.org> wrote: | | > | >> Duncan, | | > | >> | | > | >> The Debian package "linter" claims that the included file | | > | >> | | > | >> inst/WebGL/CanvasMatrix.js | | > | >> | | > | >> in your rgl package lacks source code. | | > | >> | | > | >> I know next to nothing about Javascript, and to me Javascript always appeared | | > | >> to _be_ source code. | | > | > No ti is minified javascript, not source code. You lose comments and | | > | > variable name. | | > | | | > | It's a "compiled" Javascript file -- minified, as Bastien says. The | | > | docs describe where to get the original source, and have a copy of the | | > | copyright notice. It's a very commonly included file in WebGL pages. | | > | | | > | I'd rather not include the source, as it is redundant, and easily | | > | available elsewhere. | | > | | > The powers-that-be and sticklers within Debian may then throw it out of the archive. | | | | I don't really care too much about including the source, but I | | definitely can't remove the "compiled" version. Is it sufficient to | | have both? | | Yes, I am asked to provide the source in the sources we use for building. | | Sorry if I was unclear, I was _not_ asking you to replace the minimized | source with the full source, but the "source for everything" Policy wants the | source along with the version you deploy :-/
That said, the problem is of course more between me and the Debian packaging (unless CRAN eventually follows suit and also asks for source on .js; I am not suggesting they do). Do you have a canonical URL for a source of that file CanvasMatrix.js ? Dirk | Dirk | | | Duncan | | | | > | | > Dirk | | > | | > | | | > | Duncan Murdoch | | > | >> The GNU file tool seems to agree | | > | >> | | > | >> edd@max:~/src/debian/CRAN/rgl-0.93.1098$ file inst/WebGL/CanvasMatrix.js | | > | >> inst/WebGL/CanvasMatrix.js: ASCII text, with very long lines | | > | >> edd@max:~/src/debian/CRAN/rgl-0.93.1098$ | | > | >> | | > | >> Do you have a good answer? | | > | >> | | > | >> I am CCing the (to me at least somewhat overzealous) Debian colleague who | | > | >> filed this; maybe he has added insights. I am also ccing the bug report for | | > | >> process; records are at http://bugs.debian.org/754715 | | > | >> | | > | >> Dirk | | > | >> | | > | >> -- | | > | >> http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com | @eddelbuettel | e...@debian.org | | > | | | > | | | | -- | http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com | @eddelbuettel | e...@debian.org -- http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com | @eddelbuettel | e...@debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
