Drop Normalize

README.md

@@ -85,22 +85,16 @@ Choose one of the following options:
   research and experimentation by over 200 contributors.
 * Designed with progressive enhancement in mind.
 * Includes:
-  * [`Normalize.css`](https://necolas.github.io/normalize.css/)
-    for CSS normalizations and common bug fixes.
   * A custom build of [`Modernizr`](https://modernizr.com/) for feature
     detection.
-  * [`Apache Server Configs`](https://github.com/h5bp/server-configs-apache)
-    that improve the web site's performance and security.
-* Placeholder Open Graph elements and attributes.
-* An example package.json file with [WebPack](https://webpack.js.org/) commands
+  * Placeholder Open Graph elements and attributes.
+  * An example package.json file with [WebPack](https://webpack.js.org/) commands
   built in to jumpstart application development.
-* Placeholder CSS Media Queries.
-* Useful CSS helper classes.
-* Default print styles, performance optimized.
-* Protection against any stray `console` statements causing JavaScript
-  errors in older browsers.
-* "Delete-key friendly." Easy to strip out parts you don't need.
-* Extensive documentation.
+  * Placeholder CSS Media Queries.
+  * Useful CSS helper classes.
+  * Default print styles, performance optimized.
+  * "Delete-key friendly." Easy to strip out parts you don't need.
+  * Extensive documentation.
 
 ## Browser Support
 

dist/package.json

@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "^11.0.0",
-    "html-webpack-plugin": "^5.5.0",
-    "webpack": "^5.74.0",
-    "webpack-cli": "^4.10.0",
-    "webpack-dev-server": "^4.11.1",
+    "html-webpack-plugin": "^5.5.1",
+    "webpack": "^5.81.0",
+    "webpack-cli": "^5.0.2",
+    "webpack-dev-server": "^4.13.3",
     "webpack-merge": "^5.8.0"
   }
 }

gulpfile.mjs

@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ gulp.task('copy:misc', () =>
   }).pipe(gulp.dest(dirs.dist))
 );
 
-gulp.task('copy:normalize', () =>
-  gulp.src('node_modules/normalize.css/normalize.css')
-    .pipe(gulp.dest(`${dirs.dist}/css`))
-);
-
 gulp.task('modernizr', (done) => {
   // TODO: rework this flow instead of just reacting to the fact that the jQuery step is gone
   if (!fs.existsSync(`${dirs.dist}/js/vendor/`)){
@@ -149,8 +144,7 @@ gulp.task(
     'copy:index.html',
     'copy:license',
     'copy:style',
-    'copy:misc',
-    'copy:normalize'
+    'copy:misc'
   )
 );
 

package.json

@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
     "main.css": "3.0.0",
     "mocha": "^10.2.0",
     "modernizr": "3.12.0",
-    "normalize.css": "8.0.1",
     "strip-json-comments": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "engines": {

test/file_existence.mjs

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ const expectedFilesInDistDir = [
 
   'css/', // for directories, a `/` character
   // should be included at the end
-  'css/normalize.css',
   'css/style.css',
 
   'favicon.ico',