[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#813262: python-biopython: FTBFS: ApplicationError: Non-zero return code 255 from 'phyml -i Phylip/interlaced2.phy -d aa'

[Andreas Tille]

Hi Peter,

On Mon, Feb 01, 2016 at 01:25:05PM +0000, Peter Cock wrote:
> > My plan for this years GSoC is to find a student who could add as much
> > testing to Debian Med packages as possible.  In this sense BioPython is
> > a great test suite since it somehow adds tests to those packages that
> > come without one. :-)
> 
> Nice idea. We might be able to do that under the Open Bioinformatics
> Foundation as a GSoC umbrella organisation if we're accepted into
> GSoC this year [I'm not directly involved but am on the OBF board]:
> 
> http://mailman.open-bio.org/pipermail/open-bio-l/2016-January/001423.html

I admit I do not care about the umbrella if at least the work gets done.
;-)  Usually Debian is accepted in GSoC so if OBF has problems to get
accepted but can help finding a student with a bioinformatics background
this could be of some advantage.
 
> The Biopython tests here are generally for our command line tool
> wrappers (and often catch changes to their command line API),
> and/or checking we can parse the latest output from the command
> line tools (Bioinformatics file formats are sadly often fluid).

Yes, I perfectly understand and that's very convinient also for the
Debian packaging.
 
> > Thanks again for getting involved into this bug report.  I think
> > I will use the upcoming Debian Med sprint[1] to sort these things
> > out.
> 
> I hope to come along to another Debian Med sprint next time
> one's close to home :)

You would be perfectly welcome at our Sprint!  What countries / geo
coordinates would be acceptable for you?  We are planing to have a
Sprint at Sanger ... 

Kind regards

       Andreas.

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