Re: New target: Re-introduce slicer (Was: Please help to specify COVID-19 packages)

[Sébastien Jodogne <s.jodogne@orthanc-labs.com>]

Hello,

On 24/03/20 09:31, Andreas Tille wrote:
> > Regarding COVID-19, I'm currently working on enabling Python scripting in
> > Orthanc to automate routing of medical images in hospitals, and on a new
> > generation of 3D viewers (MPR) that can display CT-scans directly in the Web
> > browsers through WebAssembly. (BTW, an updated version of the "emscripten"
> > package would be needed to have an official Debian package of such a Web
> > viewer.)
>
> Did you files a bug report against emscripten?  We might consider to use
> some "COVID-19 relevant" text snippet in the title of the bug.

Regarding the emscripten package, there is already a large number of 
pending bugs:
https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/emscripten

I'm unsure whether adding another one would help here. As the package 
has not been updated for more than 5 years, I fear this package should 
actually be considered as orphaned.

Sébastien-