Re: [Soaplab-users] GCG

[Martin S. <se...@eb...>]

> Has anyone done a soaplab wrapper for the gcg programs?
>
   Well, I sort of did... But not directly:
   The Soaplab is using XML files describing the applications. These XML
files must be first created. Soaplab has a convertor to create them from
the ACD files (EMBOSS syntax, but useable for all applications, not only
EMBOSS). The first convertor - wrote many years ago - was able to consume
both, ACD files and GCG config files. This old convertor was used in the
W2H project (contact person Peter Ernst <P....@dk...>). But
from that time the Soaplab convertor went its own way and lost the ability
to read the GCG config files. So, if somebody can write a convertor from
GCG config files to the Soaplab XML files, that would be what's neede
tohave GCG application available via Soaplab.
   Just for your information: the current Soaplab convertor is quite old,
and I am going to re-write it this year in Java (it is still in Perl
now). I am not saying that I will do it also for GCG config file but
perhaps I can discuss it, at least, with Peter (I will be collaborating
with him on an another project this year), to see ho he sees it.

   With regards,
   Martin

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