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itk-snap does not build

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From: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org, Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
Subject: itk-snap does not build
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:03:47 +0100

Hello Ricardo,

in my examination of dependencies of hdf5 I have come across itk-snap,
which also does not build in master currently; you added the package in
2019. Since then, there have been new releases (4.0 in 2023, 4.2.2 in
December 2024).

Would you be interested in working on an update?

Given the complexity of the package, this looks like quite some work; so
if there is no particular interest in the package any more, removing it
could also be an option.

Andreas

Message #8 received at 77346 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>
To: 77346 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
Subject: Re: itk-snap does not build
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:23:01 +0100

PS: The package vtk <at> 7 has itk-snap as its only dependency, and could
    probably be dropped in favour of vtk <at> 9 after an itk-snap update or
    removal; maybe other packages could be tidied up as well.

Message #11 received at 77346 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>
To: 77346 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
Subject: Re: itk-snap does not build
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2025 12:20:24 +0200

Hello,

Am Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 09:23:01PM +0100 schrieb Andreas Enge:
> PS: The package vtk <at> 7 has itk-snap as its only dependency, and could
>     probably be dropped in favour of vtk <at> 9 after an itk-snap update or
>     removal; maybe other packages could be tidied up as well.

to satisfy the procedure of our deprecation policy, I am making a more
formal suggestion, to remove itk-snap and vtk <at> 7 on or after May 1st
unless someone expresses an interest in itk-snap.

Andreas

Message #14 received at 77346 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
To: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>
Cc: 77346 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: itk-snap does not build
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:27:25 +0200

Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr> writes:

> Hello,
>
> Am Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 09:23:01PM +0100 schrieb Andreas Enge:
>> PS: The package vtk <at> 7 has itk-snap as its only dependency, and 
>> could
>>     probably be dropped in favour of vtk <at> 9 after an itk-snap 
>>     update or
>>     removal; maybe other packages could be tidied up as well.
>
> to satisfy the procedure of our deprecation policy, I am making 
> a more
> formal suggestion, to remove itk-snap and vtk <at> 7 on or after May 
> 1st
> unless someone expresses an interest in itk-snap.

I'd like to keep it.  I'm fixing itk-snap right now.  Do you still 
want to remove vtk <at> 7?

-- 
Ricardo

Message #17 received at 77346 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>
To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
Cc: 77346 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: itk-snap does not build
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2025 13:06:11 +0200

Am Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 12:27:25PM +0200 schrieb Ricardo Wurmus:
> I'd like to keep it.  I'm fixing itk-snap right now.

Okay, great!

> Do you still want to remove vtk <at> 7?

Well, it depends on whether we need it or not :)
We can keep it if itk-snap requires it, or if it would be too much work
moving itk-snap to vtk <at> 9. Otherwise I would see no point in keeping it.

Andreas

Message #20 received at 77346 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
To: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>
Cc: 77346 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: itk-snap does not build
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:51:37 +0200

Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr> writes:

> Am Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 12:27:25PM +0200 schrieb Ricardo Wurmus:
>> I'd like to keep it.  I'm fixing itk-snap right now.
>
> Okay, great!
>
>> Do you still want to remove vtk <at> 7?
>
> Well, it depends on whether we need it or not :)
> We can keep it if itk-snap requires it, or if it would be too 
> much work
> moving itk-snap to vtk <at> 9. Otherwise I would see no point in 
> keeping it.

I have fixed itk-snap on the master branch.

I'm currently attempting to build ITK 5.4.2 on my laptop (and I 
keep running out of space on disk and in main memory...), which 
would be needed for the latest version of itk-snap, which can be 
built with vtk <at> 9.  I cannot say when I'll finish this, because I'm 
spread a little too thin between fixing all the packages you want 
to remove and making progress on the python-team and r-team 
branches, but I'd be happy if we could keep these packages for a 
while longer.

-- 
Ricardo

Message #23 received at 77346 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>
To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
Cc: 77346 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: itk-snap does not build
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2025 10:13:05 +0200

Am Wed, Apr 02, 2025 at 09:51:37AM +0200 schrieb Ricardo Wurmus:
> I have fixed itk-snap on the master branch.

Nice! So in principle we could close this bug, unless you want to keep
it open as a reminder for the itk-snap update.

> I'm currently attempting to build ITK 5.4.2 on my laptop (and I keep running
> out of space on disk and in main memory...), which would be needed for the
> latest version of itk-snap, which can be built with vtk <at> 9.  I cannot say
> when I'll finish this, because I'm spread a little too thin between fixing
> all the packages you want to remove and making progress on the python-team
> and r-team branches, but I'd be happy if we could keep these packages for a
> while longer.

Sure! There is the one month delay anyway; if you need more time, it
would be nice if you could reply to the corresponding bugs before the
delay runs out to make clear you are working on them, and then I would not
push the removals without asking again.

Andreas

Message #28 received at 77346-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>
To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
Cc: 77346-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: itk-snap does not build
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:02:58 +0200

Hello,

closing this bug as the main issue is solved. Work on tidying up the
distribution is always welcome, but as long as packages build, we can
also keep outdated ones.

Andreas

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