Re: Grid tasks
Steffen Moeller <steffen_moeller@gmx.de> writes:
> Andreas Tille wrote:
> > On Mon, 9 Mar 2009, Chris Walker wrote:
> >
> >> Currently the packages are in the new queue. Should I wait until they
> >> actually reach unstable before creating the task? Are there any other
> >> obvious candidate packages?
> >
> > There is no need to wait until you do not plan to build a debian-science
> > package. The web pages are working (hmmm - at least if you provide the
> > information for prospective packages, only adding a non existent dependency
> > is not tested and parsing the new queue is not yet implemented). The
> > behaviour if you want to build metapackages is not tested yet (I should
> > do so soon with Debian Med!) but my expectation is that you end up with
> > metapackages suggesting not yet existing packages which at least does no
> > harm.
>
> Sorry, I missed the first email in this thread. Is this about the Globus packages I have
> sponsored?
That's what prompted me to propose the task (along with getting a job
in grid computing).
> There will be more coming for the ARC grid middleware (see
> www.nordugrid.org).
Good - can you mention these on debian science too when they arrive.
> If there is anything I shall do about it then please tell me.
There are a large number of globus packages. As mentioned elsewhere in
the thread, it may make sense for the globus maintainer to provide
client and a server metapackages. A grid task could then depend upon
these metapackages.
>
> If this is not about computational grids but about .. say .. some geoinformatics bits,
> then please rename the task :)
:-) No, it's about computational grids.
Chris
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