GNU bug report logs - #34390
package.el says "Obsolete" when it means "No Longer Used"

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Message #17 received at 34390 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>
To: Brett Gilio <brettg <at> posteo.net>
Cc: 34390 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Phillip Lord <phillip.lord <at> russet.org.uk>
Subject: Re: bug#34390: package.el says "Obsolete" when it means "No Longer
 Used"
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 17:25:48 +0000

Brett Gilio <brettg <at> posteo.net> writes:

> Basil L. Contovounesios writes:
>
>> How about "shadowed" or similar?
>
> The Guix package manager uses a term "superseded." I quite find this
> term to be useful and nice.

SGTM.  Though if one wanted to be really pedantic I think they could
argue that a package (either installed or uninstalled) could be
superseded by another package (again regardless of whether it's
installed), whereas shadowing can only occur if both packages/versions
are installed, IIUC.

-- 
Basil

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