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Subject: Re: What to do when a package is removed upstream In-reply-to: <86wnstjphl.fsf@bonfacemunyoki.com> X-URL: https://elephly.net X-PGP-Key: https://elephly.net/rekado.pubkey X-PGP-Fingerprint: BCA6 89B6 3655 3801 C3C6 2150 197A 5888 235F ACAC Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:06:46 +0200 Message-ID: <87bla5qk6h.fsf@elephly.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-ZohoMailClient: External Received-SPF: pass client-ip=136.143.188.51; envelope-from=rekado@elephly.net; helo=sender4-of-o51.zoho.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-guix@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: help-guix@gnu.org, Pjotr Prins Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN ARC-Message-Signature: i=2; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yhetil.org; s=key1; t=1619179631; h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references:list-id:list-help: list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-post:dkim-signature; bh=8eGCBRnXFwxthiEra2mSKGHyRvTBog3jusjJlrVKi40=; b=ZnwItwmi9CZSFwG/pjA+xoQBC27htfx+5PqNcyQlqGkTM04i84D3DDnozd+nrPtvBk7GJA 7i2b58eL9xlZwzr37w52Of1cC1QBhdb/gqsP7GVr5EIelAHK79iMTEPaRoS8bNpCvg2+4A zLI+7tSLpUXyNopHIAxd8VCXHxvY626qhwtNNSOKmIbk6bzed6ODKSQ2IhNg2YNGISjOqe Kp1Lt5hry3SnuxyAMcZ1+pz/zUdnvK3ZPKj8fomBlPq2u/6Hodvk1GOh/6rvSzkx0wN7jF zGmxpB42AAxpEyYtJH9XV50L1F/8ugWujEAMj3JQlV3P71OP/tbdasjaaucJug== ARC-Seal: i=2; s=key1; d=yhetil.org; t=1619179631; a=rsa-sha256; cv=fail; b=ebEnYgZAWmZOiGc9rOhUBlWFfgmsdpwXDE09IpA16KYwtLvjnxqF7e4CDMWi9detC+G81J AZET73h3MUm6rvxC+GovI9+KrfSwtuh5detbGsvXH7AiisHTwRInvWZ7XWc5+WRM2EjSJA 2A7T3Oj+77DCl58vZl0ZYd9YGSLGTWgDFuRzBRFeV8mllY8YntGACdn5GGoIczp/4C1jIT LsY0uQiQ7r7iU3q9G1qxKMl7ViICic3MmkWse/c+hLwl+k2MAypf9XmhO5trsAwEUMkZ/A /Bjk/6qgD4BkgH4HViwYKULideymceumcgS1vV5LWO/Aaf+vxn32qyiLjEs8jQ== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=2; aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail ("headers rsa verify failed") header.d=elephly.net header.s=zoho header.b="Zrd/1tnQ"; arc=reject ("signature check failed: fail, {[1] = sig:zohomail.com:reject}"); spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of help-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=help-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Spam-Score: 1.43 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail ("headers rsa verify failed") header.d=elephly.net header.s=zoho header.b="Zrd/1tnQ"; arc=reject ("signature check failed: fail, {[1] = sig:zohomail.com:reject}"); dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of help-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=help-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Queue-Id: E966896B4 X-Spam-Score: 1.43 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-TUID: tRKKX7oYD+tR Bonface Munyoki K. writes: >> You can use an =E2=80=98inferior=E2=80=99[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=20 itself will ever use an inferior. Inferiors can, however, be used=20 effectively in user manifests to install packages from the past=20 (or using a particular combination of channels). --=20 Ricardo