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diff --git a/deprecation.rst b/deprecation.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1fb03a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/deprecation.rst @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +Deprecations +============ + + +.. index:: EAPI; deprecated + +Deprecated EAPIs +---------------- +:PG: 1001 +:Source: Council +:Reference: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/tree/metadata/layout.conf +:Reported: by pkgcheck and repoman + +Deprecated EAPIs should not be used in new ebuilds. Existing packages +should be migrated to newer EAPIs on version bumps, or proactively when +no version bumps are expected. + +The current list of deprecated EAPIs is stored as ``eapis-deprecated`` +in ``metadata/layout.conf``. + + +.. index:: eclass; deprecated + +Deprecated eclasses +------------------- +:PG: 1003 +:Source: individual eclass maintainers +:Reported: by pkgcheck and repoman + +Deprecated eclasses should not be used in new ebuilds. Existing +packages should be updated not to use these eclasses on version bumps, +or proactively when no version bumps are expected. + +Deprecations are indicated using the ``@DEPRECATED`` eclassdoc tag +inside the eclass files. |