package:flutter on pub.dev should probably be discontinued

[jonasfj]

A long long time ago I think flutter was a package on pub.dev, now it's distributed as an SDK, we should probably mark it as discontinued: https://pub.dev/api/packages/flutter

[sigurdm]

Also the package page is redirecting to the flutter documentation. This is kind'a confusing - I would prefer to get an explanation that you should no longer use this package.

[sigurdm]

I have marked it discontinued.

[sigurdm]

The redirect was made in response to https://github.com/dart-lang/pub-dev/issues/986 .

I think the redirect is obsolete now. @mit-mit what do you think?

Should we also transfer it to the flutter.dev publisher and publish a release with a readme explaining that this package should no longer be used?

[isoos]

We redirect the package page for other packages as well: https://github.com/dart-lang/pub-dev/blob/master/app/lib/package/overrides.dart#L45-L57

What should happen with them?

[sigurdm]

In my opinion they should all have the same treatment:

• mark them discontinued
• upload a version explaining that users should use the package from the sdk
• remove the redirect

[mit-mit]

sgtm

[sigurdm]

The cleanup is still relevant - we still have these redirects