[Bioperl-l] Problems with Bioperl-ext package on WinVista?

[Robert Buels]

Jonny Dalzell wrote:
> Is it ridiculous of me to expect ubuntu to take care of this for me?  How do
> I go about compiling the HMM?
Yes.  This is a very specialized thing that you're doing, and Ubuntu 
does not have the resources to package every single thing.

Unfortunately, it looks like bioperl-ext package is not installable 
under Ubuntu 9.04 anyway, which is what I'm running.  For others on this 
list, if somebody is interested in doing maintaining it, I'd be happy to 
help out by testing on Debian-based Linux platforms.  We need to clarify 
this package's maintenance status: if there is nobody interested in 
maintaining it, I would recommend that bioperl-ext be removed from 
distribution.  It's not in anybody's interest to have unmaintained 
software out there causing confusion.

So Jonny, in short, I would say "do not use bioperl-ext".

Step back.  What are you trying to accomplish?  Chris already 
recommended some alternative methods in his email of 8/11 on this 
subject.  Perhaps we can guide you to some software that is actively 
maintained and will meet your needs.

Rob

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Robert Buels
Bioinformatics Analyst, Sol Genomics Network
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
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