01/05: gnu: gcc-toolchain: Make "gcc" a "deprecated" alias for "gcc-toolchain".

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commit f17e1802ec325e5cc86d4908f05ac69aafdf39da
Author: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
AuthorDate: Thu Sep 10 09:53:32 2020 +0200

    gnu: gcc-toolchain: Make "gcc" a "deprecated" alias for "gcc-toolchain".
    
    Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/43303>.
    Reported by Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com>.
    
    * gnu/packages/commencement.scm (gcc-toolchain-aka-gcc): New variable.
---
 gnu/packages/commencement.scm | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/commencement.scm b/gnu/packages/commencement.scm
index aa30e3f..cc86d06 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/commencement.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/commencement.scm
@@ -3902,6 +3902,12 @@ binaries, plus debugging symbols in the @code{debug} 
output), and Binutils.")
 (define-public gcc-toolchain-10
   (make-gcc-toolchain gcc-10))
 
+(define-public gcc-toolchain-aka-gcc
+  ;; It's natural for users to try "guix install gcc".  This package
+  ;; automatically "redirects" them to 'gcc-toolchain'.
+  (deprecated-package "gcc" gcc-toolchain-10))
+
+
 (define-public gdc-toolchain-10
   (package (inherit (make-gcc-toolchain gdc-10))
     (synopsis "Complete GCC tool chain for D lang development")