From f17e1802ec325e5cc86d4908f05ac69aafdf39da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 09:53:32 +0200
Subject: 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(+)
(limited to 'gnu/packages')
diff --git a/gnu/packages/commencement.scm b/gnu/packages/commencement.scm
index aa30e3fa18..cc86d06c65 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/commencement.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/commencement.scm
@@ -3902,6 +3902,12 @@ (define-public gcc-toolchain-9
(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")
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