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
