From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp10.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms5.migadu.com with LMTPS id qHCyFiLAiWPxSwAAbAwnHQ (envelope-from ) for ; Fri, 02 Dec 2022 10:06:42 +0100 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp10.migadu.com with LMTPS id 8Le/FSLAiWPsbgEAG6o9tA (envelope-from ) for ; Fri, 02 Dec 2022 10:06:42 +0100 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 31F8C2F2B6 for ; Fri, 2 Dec 2022 10:06:42 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1p11zt-0006wp-9J; Fri, 02 Dec 2022 04:06:17 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1p11zh-0006rn-7l for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 02 Dec 2022 04:06:09 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1p11zg-0006iB-TE; Fri, 02 Dec 2022 04:06:04 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=MIME-Version:In-Reply-To:Date:References:Subject:To: From; bh=ibXVNdOeQQ38D61IHP1LrHNwyIkTTNblCE/5xtROl+A=; b=sFgECUDkLWjMM9zrlxGi MkVrTub6i7uzLiyP7reK1ndje6X3v+L07ohpfk9q1PRkUeDZB6x6TVkmbPZLJoFErFmqrwRmFFdMt JGixK+l/OyREiedJRv0vmUPOCjltIpYw6QERlYAmP30+C3AA3vnICme1NZVVcWRfSo7KE31Syvv5l ut0D3brFI2wulJpAgz2uwUf9K86E+zVXApJSFisG7ua0sfmLVAXguUI444fdnqe5SAVMdxIKGFkOc 69cCPodfDHqaHpHw8dgclrBk6HFh/lzIKDg0uyZp5Y8yT4dxZeZ4GTdaf7taY52/mLlIlXd93fZjR 7Nj8EofKYCL5ig==; Received: from [2001:660:6102:320:e120:2c8f:8909:cdfe] (helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1p11zf-0001l3-Nw; Fri, 02 Dec 2022 04:06:04 -0500 From: =?utf-8?Q?Ludovic_Court=C3=A8s?= To: Maxim Cournoyer Cc: guix-devel Subject: Re: Potential minor API change notice References: <87o7sqsv16.fsf@gmail.com> <87zgca5e19.fsf@gnu.org> <87a649k93x.fsf@gmail.com> X-URL: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ X-Revolutionary-Date: Duodi 12 Frimaire an 231 de la =?utf-8?Q?R=C3=A9volu?= =?utf-8?Q?tion=2C?= jour du Raifort X-PGP-Key-ID: 0x090B11993D9AEBB5 X-PGP-Key: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ludovic.asc X-PGP-Fingerprint: 3CE4 6455 8A84 FDC6 9DB4 0CFB 090B 1199 3D9A EBB5 X-OS: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2022 10:06:01 +0100 In-Reply-To: <87a649k93x.fsf@gmail.com> (Maxim Cournoyer's message of "Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:40:02 -0500") Message-ID: <871qpiw4xy.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: guix-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org X-TUID: Ubrfhdrq1d4J Maxim Cournoyer skribis: > Ludovic Court=C3=A8s writes: > >> Hi, >> >> Maxim Cournoyer skribis: >> >>> This is a heads up to let you know that the >>> %BASE-PACKAGES-DISK-UTILITIES public variable exported from (gnu system) >>> may be removed in the near future. >> >> If the patch eventually gets consensus, I would suggest making that >> variable an alias using =E2=80=98define-deprecated=E2=80=99: that way pe= ople will know >> about it and code won=E2=80=99t break. > > An deprecated alias to what? To =E2=80=98%base-packages=E2=80=99 for example? It doesn=E2=80=99t really= matter. What=E2=80=99s important is to never ever remove a public variable, or chan= ge the signature of a public procedure, without prior deprecation period (at least for interfaces that one may use in their System or Home config files.) gnu/{services,packages}/*.scm contain bindings that have been deprecated for years. That=E2=80=99s probably excessive, but lack of a deprecation pe= riod would unnecessarily upset fellow users and then we=E2=80=99d have to channel their anger. :-) Ludo=E2=80=99.