gleam-lang/gleam

Show retirement notice when adding a retired package

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#4,476 opened on Apr 18, 2025

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Description

It would be nice if gleam add showed a warning (and the retirement notice) when adding a retired package

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Research direction
Explore the source code for the `gleam add` command. Find where packages are fetched and check for retirement status. Add a warning message with the retirement notice before adding the package.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
GitRust
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75