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@node Obsolete modules
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@section Obsolete modules
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@cindex Obsolete modules
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Modules can be marked obsolete. This means that the problems they fix
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don't occur any more on the platforms that are reasonable porting targets
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now. @code{gnulib-tool} warns when obsolete modules are mentioned on the
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command line, and by default ignores dependencies from modules to obsolete
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modules. When you pass the option @code{--with-obsolete} to
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@code{gnulib-tool}, dependencies to obsolete modules will be included,
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however, unless blocked through an @code{--avoid} option. This option
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is useful if your package should be portable even to very old platforms.
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In order to mark a module obsolete, you need to add this to the module
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description:
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@example
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Status:
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obsolete
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Notice:
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This module is obsolete.
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@end example
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