bug#34390: package.el says "Obsolete" when it means "No Longer Used"

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The statement of superseded as used by Guix is that it has a reference pointer to what it is superseded by, and will either point to a different package definition of a new version of the original package.

I think as long as the terminology is clear, and what it is superseded by is iterated properly, we are in good shape.

Brett Gilio

------ Original message------

From: Basil L. Contovounesios

Date: Fri, Feb 8, 2019 11:34 AM

To: Brett Gilio;

Cc: 34390@debbugs.gnu.org;Phillip Lord;

Subject:bug#34390: package.el say s "Obsolete" when it means "No Longer Used"

Brett Gilio  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 The Guix package manager uses a term "superseded."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superseded by another package (again regardless of whether it's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