[debhelper-devel] Bug#845043: automatically handle Gruntfile.js/.coffee

[Niels Thykier]

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On Sun, 20 Nov 2016 00:14:41 +0530 Pirate Praveen <praveen at debian.org>
wrote:
> package: debhelper
> version: 10.2.2
> severity: wishlist
> 
> grunt is a javascript task runner and was packaged recently. It would be
> amazing if debhelper can handle projects that use grunt automatically
> like other build systems. grunt is widely used in nodejs/javascript
> projects.
> 

Hi,

I think the best solution here is to start with a dh-grunt prototype,
which can evolve in its own pace (notably a lot faster than debhelper
itself).  Once it has matured, we can look at merging it into debhelper
itself depending on its (build-)dependency requirements.

FTR, I know next to nothing about grunt/nodejs builds, so I am a poor
choice for driving such a prototype.  However, I am happy to assist with
the debhelper integration bit.

Thanks,
~Niels