Bug#650343: nodejs: please provide "nodejs" command as a synonym for node

2012-04-29 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Isn't your patch about promoting that alternative name instead of the > former? I see a loss of that (from an upstream POV) as it renders > current documentation, books and code slightly confusing (albeit still > working fine). What is the gain (for upstream) in prom

Bug#650343: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#650343: nodejs: please provide "nodejs" command as a synonym for node

2012-04-29 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On 12-04-29 at 12:18pm, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > > Oh, I am confused now: Didn't you hint yourself that upstream might > > not like it? > > > > Re-reading I now see that you wrote "...without a patch", > > Right, I think it is unlikely that upstream would be happy to

Bug#650343: nodejs: please provide "nodejs" command as a synonym for node

2012-04-29 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Hi again, Some clarifications. Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Oh, I am confused now: Didn't you hint yourself that upstream might not > like it? > > Re-reading I now see that you wrote "...without a patch", Right, I think it is unlikely that upstream would be happy to see anyone asking them to wor

Bug#650343: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#650343: nodejs: please provide "nodejs" command as a synonym for node

2012-04-29 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On 12-04-29 at 11:22am, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > > IMO this change only makes sense because Policy (and an opposite > > camp equally stubborn as we are, but IMO by a weaker reasoning) > > forces us to do so. > > If that's the case, then I don't support it. I really

Bug#650343: nodejs: please provide "nodejs" command as a synonym for node

2012-04-29 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > IMO this change only makes sense because Policy (and an opposite camp > equally stubborn as we are, but IMO by a weaker reasoning) forces us to > do so. If that's the case, then I don't support it. I really don't want to be part of a bad technical decision made to app

Bug#650343: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#650343: nodejs: please provide "nodejs" command as a synonym for node

2012-04-28 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On 12-04-28 at 02:14pm, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > > Excellent. > > > > ...but this issue has sprung up again at d-devel@ I suggest we hold > > our horses with actually releasing the changes until we see what > > comes of that renewed discussion. > > Well, independentl

Bug#650343: nodejs: please provide "nodejs" command as a synonym for node

2012-04-28 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Excellent. > > ...but this issue has sprung up again at d-devel@ I suggest we hold our > horses with actually releasing the changes until we see what comes of > that renewed discussion. Well, independently of all the making everyone happy stuff, do you think adding a n

Bug#650343: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#650343: nodejs: please provide "nodejs" command as a synonym for node

2012-04-28 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On 12-04-28 at 12:21pm, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > > How about editing directly yourself? > > Ok, pushed. Excellent. ...but this issue has sprung up again at d-devel@ I suggest we hold our horses with actually releasing the changes until we see what comes of that ren

Bug#650343: nodejs: please provide "nodejs" command as a synonym for node

2012-04-28 Thread Jonathan Nieder
tags 650343 + pending quit Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > How about editing directly yourself? Ok, pushed. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Bug#650343: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#650343: nodejs: please provide "nodejs" command as a synonym for node

2012-04-28 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On 12-04-28 at 10:45am, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Jonathan Nieder wrote: > > > I'm attaching a patch that adds some documentation. > > And another patch, to make that documentation easier to find. How about editing directly yourself? You should already have access: git.debian.org:/git/collab-mai

Bug#650343: nodejs: please provide "nodejs" command as a synonym for node

2012-04-28 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Jonathan Nieder wrote: > I'm attaching a patch that adds some documentation. And another patch, to make that documentation easier to find. From: Jonathan Nieder Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:32:56 -0500 Subject: Install README.Debian in the nodejs package. debian/README.Debian is being installed to

Bug#650343: nodejs: please provide "nodejs" command as a synonym for node

2012-04-28 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Jonas Smedegaard wrote: >You really think that is acceptable for the > project? Surely not: the new command has no manpage. :) I'm attaching a patch that adds some documentation. debian/README.Debian | 16 +++- debian/changelog |3 ++- debian/n

Bug#650343: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#650343: Bug#650343: nodejs: please provide "nodejs" command as a synonym for node

2012-04-28 Thread Jérémy Lal
On 28/04/2012 15:06, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > On 12-04-27 at 11:58pm, Jonathan Nieder wrote: >> Jonathan Nieder wrote: >> >>> On some machines /usr/sbin/node refers to some program that is not >>> the node.js interpreter. Therefore it would be helpful to have a >>> "nodejs" command that does ex

Bug#650343: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#650343: nodejs: please provide "nodejs" command as a synonym for node

2012-04-28 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On 12-04-27 at 11:58pm, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Jonathan Nieder wrote: > > > On some machines /usr/sbin/node refers to some program that is not > > the node.js interpreter. Therefore it would be helpful to have a > > "nodejs" command that does exactly the same thing as /usr/bin/node, > > for

Bug#650343: nodejs: please provide "nodejs" command as a synonym for node

2012-04-27 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Unfortunately the build system scares me, too, so > for now all I can offer is a patch against the Debian packaging. Actually attached this time. debian/changelog|6 ++ debian/nodejs.links |1 + 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+) create m

Bug#650343: nodejs: please provide "nodejs" command as a synonym for node

2012-04-27 Thread Jonathan Nieder
tags 650343 + patch quit Hi Jérémy et al, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > On some machines /usr/sbin/node refers to some program that is not the > node.js interpreter. Therefore it would be helpful to have a "nodejs" > command that does exactly the same thing as /usr/bin/node, for people > to put into

Bug#650343: nodejs: please provide "nodejs" command as a synonym for node

2011-11-28 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Package: nodejs Version: 0.4.12-1 Severity: wishlist Tags: upstream Hi, On some machines /usr/sbin/node refers to some program that is not the node.js interpreter. Therefore it would be helpful to have a "nodejs" command that does exactly the same thing as /usr/bin/node, for people to put into t