Bug#550849: RFP: neartree -- function library efficiently solving the Nearest Neighbor Problem

[Teemu Ikonen <tpikonen@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Andreas Tille <andreas@an3as.eu> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 02:39:49PM +0200, Teemu Ikonen wrote:
>> Package: wnpp
>> Severity: wishlist
>>
>> * Package name    : neartree
>>   Version         : 2.1.3
>>   Upstream Author : Larry Andrews
>> * URL             : http://sourceforge.net/projects/neartree/
>> * License         : LGPL
>>   Programming Lang: C, C++
>>   Description     : function library efficiently solving the Nearest Neighbor Problem
>>
>> Neartree is an API for finding nearest neighbors among points in spaces of
>> arbitrary dimensions. This release provides a C++ template, TNear.h, and a C
>> library, CNearTree.c, with example/test programs.
>>
>> Neartree is a dependency of rasmol version 2.7.5.
>
> I did some start of packaging on my local harddisk.  I would like to
> commit this to
>
>   svn://svn.debian.org/svn/debian-science/packages/libneartree/trunk/
>
> and maintain the lib under Debian Science group maintenance.  This is
> no official ITP because I'm not sure how far I will get - but I do not
> want to have my work wasted.  Does this make sense for you?

Sure, please go ahead with the packaging. I may have more time in a
week or so to start tackling the rest of the rasmol dependencies, but
cannot promise anything yet.

Best,

Teemu