Re: Bio-Linux
Heya,
On 8/1/18 11:39 AM, Andreas Tille wrote:
> Hi William
>
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 07:50:12PM +0100, William McCaffery wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> If we were to create a new task within deb-med, would I be correct in saying
>> that I would have to:
>>
>> -file a WNPP bug report,
> This is only needed for new source packages. As long as you stick to
> debian-med source package there is no need for a WNPP bug.
>
>> -Create a new task in Debian med in the blends repository
> Yes.
>
>> -Add to this task all packages currently in Bio-Linux even if they aren't
>> currently packaged in sid so that if they are added in the future the
>> package will work with them without having to update it.
> Yes.
>
>> When it's said that we're basing this package on med-bio & med-bio-dev, does
>> this mean we would be taking the existing tasks for each, merging them,
>> removing unnecessary packages, then adding the Bio-Linux packages that were
>> recently added to sid?
> I guess you have the least work if you just copy tasks/bio delete what you
> do not want and add what's missing.
>
>> Would we also include packages not in sid, but ones
>> that would be considered useful for Bio-Linux, so that we would not have to
>> update the meta-package again when the packages are added in the future?
> Just add what *should* be inside. The metapackages need to be re-rendered
> but that should be no issue.
>
>> In regards to the suggestion of a separate source package, what would that
>> involve? Personally I don't think that having the name med-bio-linux-desktop
>> would be an issue, since, as far as I'm aware the package will be mainly
>> distributed from within the bio-linux iso, through download, usb and cd.
> So my suggestion is to stick to the debian-med source package since
> that's the more simple approach. In case you might decide otherwise
> later I'd volunteer to do some work (which is faster done myself than
> drafting a long explanation.
>
>> Thanks,
> You are welcome
>
> Andreas.
I like that approach. We should possibly discuss this also on the Debian
Derivatives list.
https://lists.debian.org/debian-derivatives/
Cheers,
Steffen
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