Re: ArrayExpressHTS ran into removed fastx-toolkit
On 2021, ജൂലൈ 27 4:16:21 PM IST, Nilesh Patra <nilesh@debian.org> wrote:
>[Bringing Praveen into the loop who maintains fasttrack]
>
>Hi Steffen,
>
>On Tue, 27 Jul, 2021, 3:32 pm Steffen Möller, <steffen_moeller@gmx.de>
>wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> fastx-toolkit https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/fastx-toolkit ran into a
>> bug in one of its dependencies and was removed for that reason.
>> ArrayExpressHTS still depends on fasta_formatter from that library.
>>
>> In the meantime, Pierre has fixed that bug on that dependency of
>> fastx-toolkit, so I think this could go back in, right?
>>
>
>Sure, it could be reintroduced.
>
>If we are concerned about taking responsibility for fastx-toolkit since
>> upstream officially declared it as unsupported, then maybe this would be
>> something for https://fasttrack.debian.net/
>
>
>No, that's likely not the case for fasttrack. fasttrack is for packages
>that will never make it to testing. If it's the case for fastx-toolkit,
>then probably we go the fasttrack way
>
>and its reverse dependencies
>> like ArrayExpressHTS with it, then?
>
>
>Not needed for reverse dependencies, if we push those to ofiicial
>bullseye-backports
>
>But since complicates everything, I
>> would like not go that route.
>>
>
>Right. @Praveen, do you think it qualifies for being in fasttrack?
You are correct about it, fast track is an option if it can never be in stable, testing or back ports.
>Nilesh
>
>>
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