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[PATCH] gnu: obnam: Add deprecation warning. |
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Mon, 20 Aug 2018 17:42:34 +0200 |
* gnu/packages/backup.scm (obnam)[synopsis, description]: Note its
retirement.
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Guix!
A bit silly since the package fails to build anyway[0]. I'm not capable nor
willing to fix it. Debian's (actually, upstream's) ‘solution’ was simply to
remove the package[0].
I'd rather follow their example if nobody steps up to fix it, but Leo[1] made a
good point about removing backup tools that may be someone's only link to the
past.
An alternative is to add a prominent deprecation warning to our obnam package.
Something like this. There's no clear successor or alternative to use with
DEPRECATED-PACKAGE.
Let me know if and what you think,
T G-R
[0]: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=877159
[1]: https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=32303#13
gnu/packages/backup.scm | 15 +++++++++------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/backup.scm b/gnu/packages/backup.scm
index 754dfa1a4..978505914 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/backup.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/backup.scm
@@ -749,12 +749,15 @@ NTFS volumes using @code{ntfs-3g}, preserving
NTFS-specific attributes.")
("python2-pep8" ,python2-pep8)
("python2-pylint" ,python2-pylint)))
(home-page "https://obnam.org/";)
- (synopsis "Easy and secure backup program")
- (description "Obnam is an easy, secure backup program. Features
-include snapshot backups, data de-duplication and encrypted backups
-using GnuPG. Backups can be stored on local hard disks, or online via
-the SSH SFTP protocol. The backup server, if used, does not require
-any special software, on top of SSH.")
+ (synopsis "Retired backup program")
+ (description
+ "Warning: @uref{https://blog.liw.fi/posts/2017/08/13/retiring_obnam/,
+the Obnam project is retired}. You should use another backup solution instead.
+
+Obnam was an easy, secure backup program. Features included snapshot backups,
+data de-duplication and encrypted backups using GnuPG. Backups can be stored
on
+local hard disks, or online via the SSH SFTP protocol. The backup server, if
+used, does not require any special software, on top of SSH.")
(license license:gpl3+)))
(define-public dirvish
--
2.18.0
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Re: [bug#32482] [PATCH] gnu: obnam: Add deprecation warning. |
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Tue, 11 Sep 2018 21:17:49 +0200 |
Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <address@hidden> wrote:
* gnu/packages/backup.scm (obnam)[synopsis, description]: Note
its
retirement.
Pushed as a93de1ae9efbed3270967eda59b1dd1078c0213b.
Kind regards,
T G-R
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