Re: [PATCH 1/3] gnu: Add python-screed.

[Ben Woodcroft]

On 17/06/16 12:07, Leo Famulari wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 11:23:19AM +1000, Ben Woodcroft wrote:
> > * gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm (python-screed, python2-screed):
> > New variables.
> > +       (uri (string-append
> > +             "https://pypi.python.org/packages/a0/6b/";
> > +             "a90c7ab7b0ad1eab211053c85c1242a81379f34c5f5933392079c9b36858"
> Can you keep the hash on a single line? Just to reduce noise in the
> commit log for future updates...

OK.

> > +    (synopsis "Short read sequence utils")
> s/utils/utilities

"database utilities" would be even better I think.

> > +    (description "Screed parses FASTA and FASTQ files and generates databases.
> Can you unpack these acronyms?

Acronyms are no fun in descriptions I agree. But the problem here is 
that FASTA and FASTQ aren't really acronyms, and besides these terms are 
extremely well known (like 'tar' or 'zip').

On a side note, FASTA was first used by the "FASTA" program circa 1985 
(just like I am). And just like me it is still going - last release was 
April. I might have a go at packaging it.

ben