*Galaxy Dec 20, 2012 Distribution & News Brief <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/News/2012_12_20_DistributionNewsBrief>* *Complete News Brief <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/DevNewsBriefs/2012_12_20>* *Highlights:* * *Required Metadata Reset* for instances running *Tool Shed <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Tool%20Shed>* repositories. Be sure to *learn how <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/ResettingMetadataForInstalledRepositories>*. * *Simplified tool config*: all tools (including tool shed repos) can now have handlers and runners assigned based on their "short id". * *New* GFF <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Learn/Datatypes#GFF>/GFF3 <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Learn/Datatypes#GFF3> annotation support for *Cuffcompare/merge/diff <http://cufflinks.cbcb.umd.edu/manual.html>*. * *More Updated* tools: *TopHat2 <http://tophat.cbcb.umd.edu/manual.html>*, *Bowtie2 <http://bowtie-bio.sourceforge.net/bowtie2/manual.shtml>*. * *Multiple pull-requests* contributed by community (thanks!): *#83 <https://bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-central/pull-request/83/allow-a-datatypes-merge-method-to>*, *#85 <https://bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-central/pull-request/85/another-round-of-bug-fixes-and>*, *#90 <https://bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-central/pull-request/90/patch-to-make-extended_metadata-loader>*, *#91* <https://bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-central/pull-request/91/fixing-missing-jobwrapper-import>. * *Issue tracking help* is now covered in detailed in our new wiki: *Using the Galaxy Issue Board <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Issues>* * *GCC2013 Training Day Topic Nominations <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013/TrainingDay> are now open* through /*January 11th*/ <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2013/KeyDates> * *Plus* more *Tool Shed <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Tool%20Shed>* updates, *Bug Fixes*, and improvements to *Trackster, UI, Libraries, and Histories*. * getgalaxy.org <http://getgalaxy.org>* *bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-dist <http://bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-dist>* *galaxy-dist.readthedocs.org <http://galaxy-dist.readthedocs.org> * new: $ hg clone http://www.bx.psu.edu/hg/galaxy galaxy-dist upgrade: $ hg pull -u -r 36ad8aa7b922 *Best wishes for a safe and happy holiday*, /*The Galaxy Team <http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Galaxy%20Team>*/ -- Jennifer Jackson http://galaxyproject.org