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Re: Removing dead code (was: Retrospective by 'gpg.fail' authors)

lowoss_secPublished 2026-09-18

<p>Posted by Peter Gutmann on Sep 18</p>Jacob Bachmeyer &lt;jcb62281 () gmail com&gt; writes:<br /> <br /> That&apos;s exactly how I deprecate things: Make it a config option -&gt; make it a<br /> disabled-by-default config option -&gt; make it a disabled-by-default compile-<br /> time option with a #error if enabled telling users to contact me if they see<br /> the message. If after about 10 yea

Original source: https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q3/826