Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> writes:

> 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).

I see. Thanks for the clarification.

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