Le 24/07/2015 16:43, Steve M. Robbins a écrit : > On July 23, 2015 08:44:04 PM Philip Hands wrote: >> Julien Lamy <lamy@unistra.fr> writes: > >>> * Package name : dcmtkpp >>> >>> Version : 0.2.1 >>> Upstream Author : Julien Lamy <lamy@unistra.fr> >>> >>> * URL : https://github.com/lamyj/dcmtkpp >>> * License : CeCILL-B >>> >>> Programming Lang: C++ >>> Description : Wrappers around DCMTK to have an easier API >>> >>> DCMTK++ is a set of wrappers around DCMTK, leveraging C++ constructs to >>> have an easier API, notably for the networking part. Included are >>> exception-based error handling, generic access to datasets elements, >>> standard JSON representation of datasets, explicit messages and generic >>> implementation of SCU and SCP. >> >> Some indication of what field of endeavour this package might be of >> interest to would be helpful. >> >> It seems, after some searching, that DCMTK is an acronym encompassing the >> acronym DICOM, which is something to do with medical imaging. >> >> Medical imagining is a minority interest, so it would be good if the >> short description allowed the majority of people to quickly determine >> that they don't need this. >> >> Something like: C++ library for dealing with DICOM medical imagery > > Philip: I agree with essentially all your points. > > However, while acknowledging that medical imaging is indeed "minority > interest": within that community, DCMTK is a very well-known DICOM toolkit, so > I'd advocate for retaining DCMTK in the short description. > > Perhaps: C++ wrapper library for DCMTK (DICOM medical imaging toolkit) Philip and Steve: thank you for your suggestions. I have written the ITP bug report way too quickly, and the description indeed needs a lot of clarifying. My apologies for this. Would you agree with the following modifications? Short description: C++ wrapper library for DCMTK (DICOM toolkit) Long description: DCMTK++ is a wrapper library for DCMTK, a toolkit handling the DICOM medical imaging standard. DCMTK++ leverages C++ constructs to provide a more user-friendly API, notably for the networking part. Included in DCMTK++ are exception-based error handling, generic access to datasets elements, standard JSON representation of datasets, and generic implementation of messages, clients and servers for the various DICOM protocols. Other relevant information: Compared to the two main free-software C++ DICOM toolkits (DCMTK and GDCM), DCMTK++ provides either additional features (generic implementation of DICOM servers, missing from GDCM) and a modern C++ API (missing from DCMTK). We think that developers of DICOM application would benefit from DCMTK++, in term of code readability and ease of application maintenance. The package will be maintained by the Debian Med team [1], and packaging is underway on Alioth [2]. [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-med/2015/07/msg00112.html [2] https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/debian-med/dcmtkpp.git/ I hope this clarifies your concerns; don't hesitate to come back to me if you have more questions. Best regards, -- Julien Lamy
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