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Do not update single packages on Archlinux, but
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Yeah, that kind of a condition would require the maintainer to patch the source of the non-updated program.
And that would be fine if there is just a little change, with an alternate function available but if the change requires changing the logic of the application, you are essentially expecting the package maintainer to do the software developer's work.
The deprecation process is a good way to prevent this.