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[bug#32482] [PATCH] gnu: obnam: Add deprecation warning.
From: |
Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
[bug#32482] [PATCH] gnu: obnam: Add deprecation warning. |
Date: |
Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:55:23 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux) |
Hi!
(+Cc: Leo.)
Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <address@hidden> skribis:
> * gnu/packages/backup.scm (obnam)[synopsis, description]: Note its
> retirement.
> ---
>
> Guix!
>
> A bit silly since the package fails to build anyway[0]. I'm not capable nor
> willing to fix it. Debian's (actually, upstream's) ‘solution’ was simply to
> remove the package[0].
>
> I'd rather follow their example if nobody steps up to fix it, but Leo[1] made
> a good point about removing backup tools that may be someone's only link to
> the past.
The patch LGTM!
> An alternative is to add a prominent deprecation warning to our obnam
> package. Something like this. There's no clear successor or alternative to
> use with DEPRECATED-PACKAGE.
If this sort of problem occurs frequently enough, we could add a special
“obsolete” or “insecure” package property and have the UI print a
warning when attempting to install such a package.
Thanks,
Ludo’.