[BioPython] FreeBSD port of BioPython

[Jeffrey Chang]

Great!  Thanks for doing this.  This is definitely the type of thing we'd
like to hear about.

Biopython also has an optional dependency on Numpy
(numpy.sourceforge.net).  This is required for some of the classification
code.

Jeff




On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, Johann Visagie wrote:

> This may be of peripheral interest to some people on the list:
> 
> I submitted a FreeBSD port of the first developer's release of BioPython for
> inclusion in the FreeBSD ports tree.  This was committed some few days ago.
> Yesterday I submitted an update of the port to -d02, though this has not yet
> been committed - it will probably happen this weekend.
> 
> This means that a FreeBSD user with an up-to-date ports tree can now install
> BioPython as simply as:
> 
>   cd /usr/ports/biology/py-biopython ; make install
> 
> Fetching of the package as well as installation of all dependencies (Python
> itself as well as Distutils) will be handled automagically.  It also means
> that BioPython should go out on the official FreeBSD CDs as of the next
> release (only scheduled for November, I believe) and will be available for
> installation by the user from the initial OS installation menus.
> 
> -- Johann
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