On Tue, Mar 03, 2026 at 08:50:22AM +0100, Andreas Tille wrote:
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> Finally users need to decide, but do you see some sensible migration
> path? Or is just removing the package and let users find out themselves
> the only feasible option. I actualy have no idea but if the latter
> is the case it might be better to remove it rather sooner than later
> to have a large time span until the next release.
Given how many packages will likely have to die as a result of the
GTK2 deprecation (sniff; pour one out for gkrellm, pidgin, ...) there
should probably a set of standardized approachs that maintainers could
select from.
I wonder if one approach might be to upload a replacement package
which has a NEWS file explaining that xzgv has been removed to the
GTK2 deprecation, and suggesting some possible alternatives that users
could choose from. I do agree it needs to be up to the users, since
there really isn't a single drop-in replacement. But it seems it
would be nice if there was a way to give users some pointers to
alternatives.
- Ted
