[Bioperl-l] BioPerl 1.6 RC1  Sendu Bala bix at sendu.me.uk Fri
Dec 26 17:15:07 EST 2008  Alex Lancaster wrote: > that
Bio::Graphics has been split off into it's own CPAN module. >
Since in most Linux distributions a single tarball = a single
RPM = a > single package. How many .tar.gz files (and therefore
packages) are > now required to install bioperl?  BioPerl has
started to move toward a number of smaller packages that  will
let people install only what they actually need. There will be a
'core' package of essential modules, and a bunch of these new
smaller  packages that rely on core.   From a certain point of
view it could be that 'to install bioperl' ==  'to install
bioperl core', in which case the answer to your question is  '1'
.tar.gz to install.  As a convenience to the user who wants to
install all BioPerl packages,  there will be a CPAN Bundle (at
the least). Fedora package-wise, I guess  you'd do whatever you
currently do to emulate CPAN bundles.  > required for bioperl
It isn't. Bio::Graphics d