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[PATCH] gnu: gnupg@2.0: Superseded by the latest GnuPG.

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From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
Cc: 29792 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#29792] [PATCH] gnu: gnupg <at> 2.0: Superseded by the latest GnuPG.
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 11:11:56 +0100

Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name> skribis:

> The 2.0 series of GnuPG will stop receiving upstream support on
> 2017-12-31. From the release announcement of GnuPG 2.2.0:
>
> "This release marks the start of a new long term support series
> to replace the 2.0.x series which will reach end-of-life on 2017-12-31."
>
> https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2017q3/000413.html
>
> * gnu/packages/gnupg.scm (gnupg-2.0)[properties]: New field.
> ---
>  gnu/packages/gnupg.scm | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm b/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
> index 7a791aecd..247e907b1 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
> @@ -341,7 +341,8 @@ libskba (working with X.509 certificates and CMS data).")
>                  ;; Keep the old name around to ease transition.
>                  (symlink "gpgv" "gpgv2")
>                  (symlink "gpg" "gpg2")
> -                #t)))))))))
> +                #t)))))))
> +   (properties `((superseded . ,gnupg)))))

LGTM!

Since this makes it impossible to install gnupg-2.0 unless one uses -e,
I thought we could remove the definition altogether, but maybe what you
propose is a good middle-ground since it gives an escape hatch for
someone “who knows what they’re doing.”

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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