When a package is no longer maintained, outdated and/or replaced by a new package, there should be a way to indicate this to dependent packages and users of those packages.
This can be done with a deprecated flag which can optionally include a pointer to a possible replacement package.
When a package is no longer maintained, outdated and/or replaced by a new package, there should be a way to indicate this to dependent packages and users of those packages.
This can be done with a
deprecatedflag which can optionally include a pointer to a possible replacement package.