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? 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 > | > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
