[Bioperl-l] Re: Developers: what do you want to fix before 1.4 release?

[Todd Harris]

Hi Heikki - 

Re: SVG support for Bio::Graphics

This is now essentially done.  I've released the GD::SVG module to CPAN and
implemented support for most features of GD that Bio::Graphics employs. I
would very much like to see this a part of 1.4.

You can check out the output from the examples/biographics in SVG at
http://toddot.net/projects/GD-SVG/index.shtml#examples

What remains:
   - detailed survey of glyphs to ensure that they render in png and svg
     identically.
   - more extensive testing
   - more supported features in GD::SVG (not required for bp 1.4 release).
   - adding in SVG information to full documentation

It should be no problem to finish the testing within a week (or two, given
thanksgiving gorging and recovery this week for some of us).

todd



> 
> With developer snapshot 1.3.03 out last Friday, I'd like to hear from bioperl
> developers what they'd like to accomplish before 1.4 comes out.
> 
> At this stage, I'd rather not see major new features added; there will not be
> time to test them properly.
> 
> I'd especially like to hear from
> * Lincoln Stein / Todd Harris about the SVG timetable
> * Stefan Kirov about Bio::Matrix::PSM modules
> * anyone else about their pet modules and bugs
> 
> I'll give you three choices:
> 1. You've got a fix/enhancement under way and you can give me timetable for it
> to be in.
> 2. There is a bug that need to be fixed before the release but you do not know
> how to do it.  Let's discuss that now!
> 3. Your modules are not ready for release and you do not have time to work on
> your code. That means that they will need to be excluded from the release.
> 
> I am pretty happy with the current status of bioperl CVS tree. Tests pass, but
> there still are bugs in bugzilla. I urge anyone and everyone to have a look
> at the bugzilla and see what they think of the bugs still there.
> 
> Realistically, we have couple of weeks time to get the fixes in. Then a week
> to wait to make sure everyone has time to make sure that everything works.
> 
> -Heikki "Let's push 1.4 out"