Here is a patch to update the packages to use the up to date minifier. Is the the correct thread to put this or should I start a new thread in the patches mailing list?

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On Thursday, September 16th, 2021 at 1:32 AM, zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Charles,
>
> On Thu, 16 Sep 2021 at 05:57, Charles charles.b.jackson@protonmail.com wrote:
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> > Hello, I am responsible to updating the minify build syste to use the
> >
> > updated uglifyjs (now node-uglify-js found in
> >
> > gnu/packages/uglifyjs.scm). When updating I noticed that some R
> >
> > packages had the input uglify-js (the old lisp one). I chose not mess
> >
> > with them at risk of breaking. What I failed to realize is that some R
> >
> > packages (like r-shiny) actually use the minify build-system to do the
> >
> > minifying, thus trying to call the updated uglifyer, while only
> >
> > importing the new one. Other R package like (r-shinytree) do not use
> >
> > the minify build system and instead directly call uglify-js using
> >
> > open-pipe* (these are the ones I didn't want to break).
> >
> > I would highly suggest against using the old lisp uglifyer since it is
> >
> > outdated by 6 years, and if anyone decides to write some modern
> >
> > javascript, your package will break. Instead simply update the input
> >
> > to ("node-uglify-js" ,node-uglify-js) and don't forget to use module
> >
> > (gnu packages uglifyjs). For the packages like r-shinytree, I would
> >
> > suggest having them use the minify-build system like r-shiny (and also
> >
> > updating to the newer node-uglify-js). I have tested updaing the
> >
> > input, and it works for the ggplot2 example stated earlier in this
> >
> > thread.
>
> Thanks for explaining.
>
> It is “broken” since:
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> CommitDate: Mon Jul 19 14:46:28 2021 +0300
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> so I propose to revert now or wait a couple of days for a fix.
>
> Efraim, WDYT?
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> > Again I'm really sorry for not catching this. It is very late where I
> >
> > am, so if it isn't clear how to update, I can do it tomorrow.
>
> Do not worry. That happens. :-) The good is that the situation shows
>
> some limitations and how to improve.
>
> Cheers,
>
> simon