[Bioc-devel] New Package Submission Workflow Updates!

[Lluís Revilla]

Hi Lori and Core Team,

Hope this change will make it easier for all to submit packages to
Bioconductor (and review them).

I have a couple of comments on the documentation. I think that the
extensive documentation available can be confusing and a bit circular.
The README of github.com/Bioconductor/Contributions says: "Review the package
submission <https://bioconductor.org/developers/package-submission/>
process"
While on that page under Submission it says: "Submit by opening a new issue
in the *Bioconductor* Contributions
<https://github.com/Bioconductor/Contributions/issues/new> repository,
following the guidelines <https://github.com/Bioconductor/Contributions> of
the README.md file.".
Perhaps a more lineal documentation will be easier to follow and understand
for new and old contributors.

Another thing that caught my attention: on the README under "What to
expect" there is a link to the new package workflow
<https://bioconductor.org/developers/how-to/git/new-package-workflow/>
where it is explained how to set up the local repository to be able to
update the package for the submission. However, it isn't linked from the
package submission website and it only mentions that it is for
modifications **after moderation**. I think this is the ideal situation
(first time submitted packages pass all the check the first time), but
often new submissions must update the package so that the package passes
all the checks in order to be reviewed/moderated. I think this needs to be
mentioned too.

Best,

Lluís

On Wed, 8 Jul 2020 at 17:03, Shepherd, Lori <Lori.Shepherd using roswellpark.org>
wrote:

> Hello Bioconductor Development Community,
>
> The team has made a significant change to the single package builder
> process for submitting new packages to Bioconductor.
>
> Previously, when submitting a new package, the process was to submit on
> github, add a webhook for interactive building on version bump, acceptance,
> addition to the git.bioconductor.org repository system, and addition to
> the daily builder manifest.
>
> Now upon submission of your package to github, the preapproval process
> will involve immediately adding packages to git.bioconductor.org.
> Subsequent builds of the package during the review process will be
> triggered by a version bump and push to the upstream repository at
> git using git.bioconductor.org:packages/<Your Package>. Upon acceptance your
> package will be added to the daily builder manifest for official inclusion
> in Bioconductor.
>
>
> The webhook will be deactivated and no longer trigger builds during the
> review process.
> Any package that was previously submitted (Before July 7th, 2020) will not
> have to worry about the new workflow. You can continue your new package
> review as you have been and we will deactivate your webhook once you are
> through the submission process.
> This will only affect packages newly submitted.
>
> Please ask any questions or concerns you may have.
>
> Thank you
> Lori Shepherd on behalf of the Core Team
>
>
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