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 :-/

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
| > | 
| > 
| 

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