2017-08-16 14:30 GMT+02:00 Ross Gammon <[email protected]>: > > > On 16/08/17 10:22, Jérémy Lal wrote: > > > > 2017-08-16 9:08 GMT+02:00 Ross Gammon <[email protected]>: > >> On 08/01/2017 09:14 AM, Jérémy Lal wrote: >> >> >> >> 2017-08-01 7:59 GMT+02:00 Ross Gammon <[email protected]>: >> >>> On 07/31/2017 08:05 PM, Jérémy Lal wrote: >>> >>> Hi team, >>> >>> 2017-07-31 19:17 GMT+02:00 Tollef Fog Heen <[email protected]>: >>> >>>> >>>> The technical committee was asked in bug #862051 to revisit the >>>> decision in >>>> bug #614907 (conflict between the ax25-node package and the nodejs >>>> package). >>>> >>>> === Resolution === >>>> >>>> The Technical Committee recognises that circumstances change in ways >>>> that make previous resolutions no longer appropriate. In 2012, it was >>>> resolved that the nodejs package should not provide /usr/bin/node due to >>>> the historical conflict with the ax25-node package. Node.js is still >>>> quite popular and the ax25-node package is no longer in stable, testing >>>> or unstable so the requirement for nodejs to not provide /usr/bin/node >>>> no longer applies. >>>> >>>> The Committee therefore resolves that: >>>> >>>> 1. The CTTE decision from 2012-07-12 in bug #614907 is repealed. >>>> >>>> This means Debian's normal policies and practices take over and the >>>> nodejs package is free to provide /usr/bin/node. The migration should >>>> be managed according to Debian's usual backwards-compatibility >>>> arrangements. >>>> >>>> === End Resolution === >>>> >>>> Please see http://bugs.debian.org/862051 for discussion of this bug. >>>> >>> >>> Next time i'll upload nodejs, it will be with /usr/bin/node and >>> /usr/bin/nodejs. >>> After that, please stop patching modules shebangs. >>> I suspect it is a bad idea to keep /usr/bin/nodejs forever, so hopefully >>> it will >>> be possible to remove it before buster. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Jérémy. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Once that is done, I will tweak https://wiki.debian.org/Javasc >>> ript/Nodejs/Manual and https://wiki.debian.org/Javascript/Nodejs for >>> new team members if you like. >>> >>> Should we eventually add something to the buster release notes to warn >>> those users/developers that might have been unaware of nodejs-legacy, and >>> developed their own stuff using /usr/bin/nodejs? Or is that likely to be a >>> rare situation? >>> >> >> I suppose it's important enough to, yes. >> >> Jérémy >> >> > What's "done" exactly ? The wiki changes ? > > > Sorry - yes, just the wiki changes. > > Done - please double check someone! >> >> Where are we with npm2deb. Should I submit a bug, or has it already been >> fixed? Sorry - I am suck on Stretch on my laptop (waiting for more time), >> so I do lots of manual fixing when working on a new package ATM. >> > Was npm2deb rewriting shebang ? > > > No. But maybe I went too far with the wiki update, as I also renamed the > library install paths (as well as the binary path), and npm2deb would also > need to update the paths in the debian/install files. I can drop that part > of the change. In any case I think npm2deb would need to adjust the path > to the binary in debian/dirs and debian/install (and/or links?). > > There is no particular urge in dropping /usr/bin/nodejs, though it would > be nice to get there for Buster. > >> Backports - It struck me when doing the updates to the wiki that we might >> need a versioned depends on nodejs [Build-Depends: nodejs (>= 4.8.3~dfsg-1~) >> to make it clear for people (like Andreas Tille) that might want to start >> backporting node stuff to stretch. Otherwise they will need to add back the >> patches to make things work. >> > Right now, to my knowledge, it's only version 6.11.2~dfsg-2 in unstable > that installs /usr/bin/node. > > > Sorry again, I misread a changelog entry. Should have dug deeper. > > Also I note on the wiki that the "nodejs-abi" might become a mandatory >> goal for Stretch! Where did we get with that? Should we make it mandatory >> for Buster? >> > This should be mandatory for nodejs c++ addons, though there are not > plenty of them and it's really easy to fix using the dh helper. > Other pure javascript libraries should not be concerned. > > > I will add that it is now mandatory on the wiki. > > Should I leave the /lib install paths as they were? I suppose that is > better as they match the package name (nodejs), and means less changes to > existing packages. >
Yes, you should ! The only thing that changes is that references to the "node" executable do not need to be renamed, now (in shebangs or else). I say it again: i plan on keeping /usr/bin/nodejs around for a while, until it is no longer necessary, and i think it'd be nice that Buster does not ship /usr/bin/nodejs at all, but if it does it's not a big issue. Jérémy
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