From 173709089b1e9b4cfd893cb0e6adc035c3e98dc1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Ludovic=20Court=C3=A8s?= Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:00:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?doc:=20Add=20link=20to=20issues=20and=20pull=20?= =?UTF-8?q?requests=20with=20the=20=E2=80=98deprecation=E2=80=99=20label.?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit * doc/contributing.texi (Deprecation Policy): Add note with link to issues and pull requests with the ‘deprecation’ label. Change-Id: If5e833e20c11796f961f48e086c54fdbb9155dd1 --- doc/contributing.texi | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 0f04ef78704..4aa8d34fe55 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -3369,7 +3369,13 @@ it), it may be removed after a @b{one-month review period} of the patch removing it (this applies even when the removal has additional motivations such as security problems affecting the package). -If it has many dependent packages---as is the case for example with +@quotation Note +Learn about pending package removals by checking +@uref{https://codeberg.org/guix/guix/issues?labels=445131, issues and +pull requests with the @samp{deprecation} label}. +@end quotation + +If the package has many dependent packages---as is the case for example with Python version@tie{}2---the relevant team must propose a deprecation removal agenda and seek consensus with other packagers for @b{at least one month}. It may also invite feedback from the broader user