Bug#585457: IGV dependencies

[Shaun Jackman <sjackman@gmail.com>]

Hi Andreas,

On 11 June 2010 00:41, Andreas Tille <andreas@an3as.eu> wrote:
> Hi Shaun,
>
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:55:54AM -0700, Shaun Jackman wrote:
>> IGV has a lot of dependencies, and the list follows. Many of these
>> dependencies are already in Debian; many others are not. Where the
>> dependency is satisfied, I've given the Debian package name. Where
>> it's not satisfied, I've given the upstream URL.
>
> thanks for your ITP which is quite interesting for Debian Med.  Will you
> consider also packaging the dependencies?  I woud suggest coordination
> with debian-java@lists.debian.org.  Perhaps there is some work ongoing
> or some help can be given.

I'm planning on doing some dependency triage for the dependencies that
are not yet packaged for Debian:
If the dependency is for an optional feature of IGV (say a file
format) then I'll remove that feature from IGV.
If the dependency is mandatory and related to bioinformatics, I'll
consider packaging it.
If the dependency is mandatory and not related to bioinformatics, I'll
submit an RFP and ask whether debian-java would like to package it.

Cheers,
Shaun