Re: What to do when a package is removed upstream

[Ricardo Wurmus]

Bonface Munyoki K. <me@bonfacemunyoki.com> writes:

> > You can use an ‘inferior’[0] Guix if you don't
> > mind the entire closure of python2-flask* being
> > frozen in the past -- possibly including
> > incompatibilities or known security
> > vulnerabilities.
> >
> > I don't know what their inclusion & maintenance
> > criteria are, but another approach is to add the
> > removed packages to the guix-past[1] channel.
> I reckon using guix-past (or another channel)
> would be the way to go. I can't see any packages
> that use "inferiors" yet; when that happens, it'd
> be a good idea to start considering it!

To clarify: no packages distributed in the official Guix channel 
itself will ever use an inferior.  Inferiors can, however, be used 
effectively in user manifests to install packages from the past 
(or using a particular combination of channels).

--
Ricardo