The binary package node-d3 depends on nodejs.

Dependencies are directional: Packages with code that _calls_ other code
should depend on the package providing that other code, but packages
providing code _called_ from other code should *not* declare a
dependency.

It seems the package node-d3 contains only library code, no executables,
and it is therefore highly unlikely that the dependency is needed.

Concretely the depenency is painful when using the library code with
other JavaScript interpreters, most notably loading the code int a
web browser.

Please drop the dependency unless really needed.

(...and do so for all other node-d3* packages as well)


 - Jonas
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node-d3 is supposed to be required from nodejs,
isn't libjs-d3 meant to be used for browsers ?

Jérémy

Hello,

Bug #1009233 in node-d3 reported by you has been fixed in the
Git repository and is awaiting an upload. You can see the commit
message below and you can check the diff of the fix at:

https://salsa.debian.org/js-team/node-d3/-/commit/1cef87d279bf9e0a7465ae09c6ef1ec3cbc208ad
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Drop dependnecy to nodejs

Closes: #1009233
------------------------------------------------------------------------

(this message was generated automatically)
-- 
Greetings

https://bugs.debian.org/1009233

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
node-d3, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1009233@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Yadd <yadd@debian.org> (supplier of updated node-d3 package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2022 17:42:23 +0200
Source: node-d3
Architecture: source
Version: 5.16.0-5
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Javascript Maintainers <pkg-javascript-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Yadd <yadd@debian.org>
Closes: 1009233
Changes:
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 .
   * Team upload
 .
   [ Nilesh Patra ]
   * [skip ci] Update email
 .
   [ Yadd ]
   * Update standards version to 4.6.0, no changes needed.
   * Add ctype=nodejs to component(s)
   * Fix filenamemangle
   * Fix GitHub tags regex
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   * Add lintian overrides
   * Update copyright
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Quoting Jérémy Lal (2022-04-09 16:07:50)

A node-* package can provide a libjs-* package.

Regardless of interpreters the code is usable for, it is still wrong to
declare a dependency on the/an interpreter: Wrong direction!

 - Jonas

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
node-d3-dispatch, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1009949@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Paul Gevers <elbrus@debian.org> (supplier of updated node-d3-dispatch package)

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Date: Sat, 28 May 2022 20:39:18 +0200
Source: node-d3-dispatch
Architecture: source
Version: 1.0.6-3
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Javascript Maintainers <pkg-javascript-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Paul Gevers <elbrus@debian.org>
Closes: 1009949
Changes:
 node-d3-dispatch (1.0.6-3) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Team upload
 .
   [ Debian Janitor ]
   * Bump debhelper from old 12 to 13.
 .
   [ Paul Gevers ]
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