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[PATCH 0/2] Remove a deprecated R package and a depending package

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From: Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>, 77442 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>, Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>, Laurent Gatto <laurent.gatto <at> gmail.com>
Subject: [bug#77442] [PATCH 2/2] gnu: Remove r-h5.
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:31:19 +0200

Hi Andreas,

On Wed, 02 Apr 2025 at 00:51, Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr> wrote:

> The package has been deprecated by its author in 2017 in favor of r-hdf5r.
> It does not build with current hdf5 <at> 1.14.

[...]

> -    (inputs
> -     (list zlib hdf5-1.10))

Well, I have nothing against the removal of this package.  But please
note that we still have hdf5-1.8 and will keep hdf5-1.10 for some time.
Somehow, r-h5 does not need to upgrade its hdf5 input.

Somehow, I would be in favor to delay this removal.

Cheers,
simon

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