gnu: Deprecate swig and swig-next in vafor of swig-4.0 and swig-4.4.

This is a following up change after discussion in
<https://codeberg.org/guix/guix/pulls/3701#issuecomment-11048648>.

* gnu/packages/swig.scm (swig-4.0, swig-4.4): New variables.
(swig, swig-next): Deprecate swig and swig-next in vafor of swig-4.0 and
swig-4.4.

* gnu/packages/accessibility.scm (libbraille)
* gnu/packages/apparmor.scm (libapparmor)
* gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm (htseq, imp, libsbml)
* gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm (dtc, u-boot)
* gnu/packages/disk.scm (volume-key)
* gnu/packages/dns.scm (ldns, unbound)
* gnu/packages/electronics.scm (opensta, trilinos-serial-xyce, uhdm)
* gnu/packages/embedded.scm (python-libmpsse)
* gnu/packages/engineering.scm (freecad, kicad, meep, mpb)
* gnu/packages/fabric-management.scm (ibutils)
* gnu/packages/game-development.scm (python-pybox2d)
* gnu/packages/games.scm (kiki)
* gnu/packages/geo.scm (saga)
* gnu/packages/gnome.scm (libratbag)
* gnu/packages/gnucash.scm (gnucash)
* gnu/packages/gnupg.scm (python-gpg)
* gnu/packages/graphviz.scm (graphviz)
* gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm (guile-xapian)
* gnu/packages/image.scm (mypaint)
* gnu/packages/instrumentation.scm (babeltrace, lttng-tools)
* gnu/packages/kodi.scm (kodi)
* gnu/packages/libftdi.scm (libftdi)
* gnu/packages/linux.scm (libnl)
* gnu/packages/llvm.scm (lldb)
* gnu/packages/machine-learning.scm (openmm, tensorflow-lite)
* gnu/packages/maths.scm (nlopt)
* gnu/packages/ncurses.scm (stfl)
* gnu/packages/oneapi.scm (python-onetbb)
* gnu/packages/pretty-print.scm (highlight)
* gnu/packages/python-crypto.scm (python-m2crypto)
* gnu/packages/python-graphics.scm (python-pivy)
* gnu/packages/radio.scm (hamlib, soapysdr)
* gnu/packages/security-token.scm (python-pyscard, python-yubikey-manager)
* gnu/packages/selinux.scm (libselinux, libsemanage, python-setools)
* gnu/packages/speech.scm (pocketsphinx)
* gnu/packages/statistics.scm (python-openturns, r-spams)
* gnu/packages/tbb.scm (python-tbb)
* gnu/packages/version-control.scm (subversion)
* gnu/packages/video.scm (libopenshot, mlt, obs)
[native-inputs]: Remove swig; add swig-4.0.

* gnu/packages/geo.scm (gdal)
* gnu/packages/graph.scm (python-faiss)
[inputs]: Remove swig; add swig-4.0.

* gnu/packages/games.scm (fifengine): Update to 0.4.2.
[inputs]: Remove swig; add swig-4.0.
[native-inputs]: Likewise.

* gnu/packages/image-processing.scm (insight-toolkit, simpleitk)
* gnu/packages/pdf.scm (mupdf, python-pymupdf)
[native-inputs]: Remove swig-next; add swig-4.4.

Change-Id: I544bef0a0b1a81004596fad9f116610ef5cb52ae

43 files changed, 75 insertions, 71 deletions

diff --git a/gnu/packages/accessibility.scm b/gnu/packages/accessibility.scm
index 0443c58f99e..bbc99bf4fcc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/accessibility.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/accessibility.scm
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
       (list latex2html
             pkg-config
             python-wrapper
-            swig)))
+            swig-4.0)))
     (inputs
      (list glib
            gtk+-2
diff --git a/gnu/packages/apparmor.scm b/gnu/packages/apparmor.scm
index 6237e5d12de..9840da72fac 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/apparmor.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/apparmor.scm
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
            perl
            python-minimal
            ruby
-           swig
+           swig-4.0
            which))
     (home-page "https://apparmor.net")
     (synopsis "Linux kernel security module")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 1e13b653af2..a08d9846cdd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -8907,7 +8907,7 @@ HMMs).")
            python-pytest
            python-scipy
            python-setuptools
-           swig))
+           swig-4.0))
     (home-page "https://github.com/htseq")
     (synopsis "Framework for analyzing high-throughput sequencing data")
     (description
@@ -16153,7 +16153,7 @@ dispersal.  Its output can be processed by treeannotator (from the
                   "-E" (format #f "'(~a)'" (string-join disabled-tests "|")))
             ";"))))))
     (native-inputs
-     (list python-wrapper swig))
+     (list python-wrapper swig-4.0))
     (inputs
      (list boost-for-mysql
            cereal
@@ -23158,7 +23158,7 @@ The output is in SAM format.")
     (propagated-inputs
      (list libxml2))
     (native-inputs
-     (list check swig))
+     (list check swig-4.0))
     (home-page "https://sbml.org/Software/libSBML")
     (synopsis "Process SBML files and data streams")
     (description "LibSBML is a library to help you read, write, manipulate,
diff --git a/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm b/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
index 17527c4dfb2..8b96e3d0d82 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ The SUBDIR argument defaults to \"efi/Guix\", as it is also the case for
             pkg-config
             python
             python-setuptools-scm
-            swig
+            swig-4.0
             which)
       (if (member (%current-system) (package-supported-systems valgrind/pinned))
           (list valgrind/pinned)
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ tree binary files.  These are board description files used by Linux and BSD.")
            python-pyelftools
            python-setuptools
            python-wheel
-           swig
+           swig-4.0
            (list util-linux "lib")))
     (home-page "https://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/")
     (synopsis "ARM bootloader")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/disk.scm b/gnu/packages/disk.scm
index 9a1bf3bd880..ab3a1e78aa0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/disk.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/disk.scm
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ and its highly optimized now for efficient performance.")
                 "16rhfz6sjwxlmss1plb2wv2i3jq6wza02rmz1d2jrlnsq67p98vc"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (native-inputs
-     (list pkg-config swig python-3))           ; used to generate the Python bindings
+     (list pkg-config swig-4.0 python-3))           ; used to generate the Python bindings
     (inputs
      (append
       (cons cryptsetup-minimal (libcryptsetup-propagated-inputs))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/dns.scm b/gnu/packages/dns.scm
index 69a97f4f2a3..180876b2f2e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/dns.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/dns.scm
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ protocol.")
                                                  "python-wrapper")))
                         "/site-packages"))))
     (native-inputs
-     (list doxygen perl perl-devel-checklib pkg-config swig))
+     (list doxygen perl perl-devel-checklib pkg-config swig-4.0))
     (inputs
      (list libpcap openssl python-wrapper))
     (synopsis "DNS library that facilitates DNS tool programming")
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ to result in system-wide compromise.")
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (outputs '("out" "python"))
     (native-inputs
-     (list flex pkg-config swig python-wrapper))
+     (list flex pkg-config swig-4.0 python-wrapper))
     (inputs
      (list expat
            libevent
diff --git a/gnu/packages/electronics.scm b/gnu/packages/electronics.scm
index 2e70907372d..f2696bfc038 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/electronics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/electronics.scm
@@ -1967,7 +1967,7 @@ The following features are currently available:
            (string-append "-DCUDD_DIR=" #$(this-package-input "cudd"))
            (string-append "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=YES")
            "-B./build")))
-      (native-inputs (list bison flex swig))
+      (native-inputs (list bison flex swig-4.0))
       (inputs (list cudd eigen tcl tcllib zlib))
       (synopsis "Parallax Static Timing Analyzer")
       (description
@@ -3537,7 +3537,7 @@ using different abstraction levels.")
           " -DUHDM_USE_HOST_GTEST=On")
          (string-append "PREFIX=" #$output))))
     (native-inputs
-     (list cmake-minimal googletest pkg-config python-wrapper swig))
+     (list cmake-minimal googletest pkg-config python-wrapper swig-4.0))
     (inputs
      (list capnproto openssl python-orderedmultidict zlib))
     (home-page "https://github.com/chipsalliance/UHDM/")
@@ -3616,7 +3616,7 @@ VPI Interface, Elaborator, Serialization, Visitor and Listener.")
               "-DTPL_ENABLE_BLAS=ON"
               "-DTPL_ENABLE_LAPACK=ON"
               "-DTPL_ENABLE_DLlib:BOOL=OFF")))
-    (native-inputs (list gfortran perl python-minimal-wrapper swig tcsh))
+    (native-inputs (list gfortran perl python-minimal-wrapper swig-4.0 tcsh))
     (inputs (list boost lapack openblas suitesparse-amd))
     (home-page "https://trilinos.github.io/")
     (synopsis "Engineering and scientific problems algorithms")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/embedded.scm b/gnu/packages/embedded.scm
index 1a78bea58db..870ad8ac179 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/embedded.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/embedded.scm
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ part of this module.")
     (inputs
      (list libftdi python))
     (native-inputs
-     (list pkg-config swig which))
+     (list pkg-config swig-4.0 which))
     (arguments
      `(#:tests? #f ; No tests exist.
        #:parallel-build? #f  ; Would be buggy.
diff --git a/gnu/packages/engineering.scm b/gnu/packages/engineering.scm
index a9cc5011a94..ac4eade3aa1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/engineering.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/engineering.scm
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ Emacs).")
                          desktop-file-utils
                          gettext-minimal
                          pkg-config
-                         swig
+                         swig-4.0
                          unixodbc
                          zlib))
     (inputs (list bash-minimal
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ for scientific simulations.")
     (native-inputs
      `(("fortran" ,gfortran)
        ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
-       ("swig" ,swig)))
+       ("swig" ,swig-4.0)))
     (inputs
      `(("fftw" ,fftw)
        ("gsl" ,gsl)
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ fully-vectorial and three-dimensional methods.")
     (native-inputs
      (list gfortran
            pkg-config
-           swig))
+           swig-4.0))
     (inputs
      (list fftw
            gsl
@@ -3287,7 +3287,7 @@ dynamics is used by FreeCAD 1.0.0 for its new Assembly workbench.")
            graphviz
            qttools
            pkg-config
-           swig))
+           swig-4.0))
     (inputs
      (list bash-minimal
            boost-1.83
diff --git a/gnu/packages/fabric-management.scm b/gnu/packages/fabric-management.scm
index 2a15d9d441a..e18aac1498d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/fabric-management.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/fabric-management.scm
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ interface to this library is not guaranteed to be stable.")
                   rdma-core
                   opensm
                   perl))
-    (native-inputs (list swig))
+    (native-inputs (list swig-4.0))
     (arguments
      (list #:configure-flags
            #~(list (string-append "--with-osm="
diff --git a/gnu/packages/game-development.scm b/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
index 42229437bf5..108918bdd12 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ files) into @file{.grf} and/or @file{.nfo} files.")
          (add-before 'build 'build-ext
            (lambda _
              (invoke "python" "setup.py" "build_ext" "--inplace"))))))
-    (native-inputs (list swig python-setuptools python-wheel))
+    (native-inputs (list swig-4.0 python-setuptools python-wheel))
     (home-page "https://github.com/pybox2d/pybox2d")
     (synopsis "2D game physics for Python")
     (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/games.scm b/gnu/packages/games.scm
index 3dbfdc364ab..6d1935f7169 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/games.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/games.scm
@@ -4783,7 +4783,7 @@ Widgets, and allows users to create more.")
                                              "-" (package-version this-package)))
                      (invoke "python3" "run_tests.py" "-a")))))))
     (native-inputs
-     (list python swig xorg-server-for-tests))
+     (list python swig-4.0 xorg-server-for-tests))
     (inputs
      (list sdl2
            sdl2-image
@@ -4795,7 +4795,7 @@ Widgets, and allows users to create more.")
            libvorbis
            boost-1.83
            fifechan
-           swig
+           swig-4.0
            python))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list python-future))
@@ -7861,7 +7861,7 @@ over 100 user-created campaigns.")
                                       sdl-image)))
        ("python" ,python-2)))
     (native-inputs
-     (list swig))
+     (list swig-4.0))
     (home-page "https://kiki.sourceforge.net/")
     (synopsis "3D puzzle game")
     (description "Kiki the nano bot is a 3D puzzle game.  It is basically a
diff --git a/gnu/packages/geo.scm b/gnu/packages/geo.scm
index 90ba158e053..3578081ee76 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/geo.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/geo.scm
@@ -1790,7 +1790,7 @@ vector data.")
            qhull
            shapelib
            sqlite
-           swig
+           swig-4.0
            zlib
            zstd))
     (native-inputs
@@ -3709,7 +3709,7 @@ visualization.")
             "HPDF_PROJECTING_SQUARE_END")))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (native-inputs
-     (list pkg-config swig))
+     (list pkg-config swig-4.0))
     (inputs
      (list curl
            fftw
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 8e359b50337..41a2ff92e6d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -13161,7 +13161,7 @@ It uses pandoc as back-end for parsing Markdown.")
                #t))))))
     (native-inputs
      (append
-       (list check pkg-config swig)
+       (list check pkg-config swig-4.0)
        (if (member (%current-system) (package-supported-systems valgrind/pinned))
          (list valgrind/pinned)
          '())))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnucash.scm b/gnu/packages/gnucash.scm
index 62fd85d9045..87ea970e207 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnucash.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnucash.scm
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
            intltool
            (libc-utf8-locales-for-target)
            pkg-config
-           swig))
+           swig-4.0))
     (inputs
      (list aqbanking
            bash-minimal
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm b/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
index caeecf83535..bb906f12c0d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ interface (FFI) of Guile.")
     (inputs
      (list gpgme))
     (native-inputs
-     (list swig python-setuptools))
+     (list swig-4.0 python-setuptools))
     (home-page (package-home-page gpgme))
     (synopsis "Python bindings for GPGME GnuPG cryptography library")
     (description "This package provides Python bindings to the GPGME GnuPG
diff --git a/gnu/packages/graph.scm b/gnu/packages/graph.scm
index 565afef7de8..1947e893c59 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/graph.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/graph.scm
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ contains supporting code for evaluation and parameter tuning.")
     (native-inputs
      (list python-scipy))
     (inputs
-     (list faiss openblas python-wrapper swig))
+     (list faiss openblas python-wrapper swig-4.0))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list python-numpy))
     (description "Faiss is a library for efficient similarity search and
diff --git a/gnu/packages/graphviz.scm b/gnu/packages/graphviz.scm
index ed2a411604a..2b0b358abae 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/graphviz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/graphviz.scm
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
     (native-inputs
      (list bison
            pkg-config
-           swig))
+           swig-4.0))
     (outputs '("out" "doc"))            ;5 MiB of html + pdfs
     (home-page "https://www.graphviz.org/")
     (synopsis "Graph visualization software")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm
index 847c2f4e29d..b3c2cc4b509 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm
@@ -6439,7 +6439,7 @@ over, or update a value in arbitrary data structures.")
     (native-inputs
      (list pkg-config
            lzip
-           swig))
+           swig-4.0))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list guile-lib))
     (home-page "https://guile-xapian.systemreboot.net")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/image-processing.scm b/gnu/packages/image-processing.scm
index 757d559f476..112e023a8c5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/image-processing.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/image-processing.scm
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ libraries designed for computer vision research and implementation.")
              git-minimal
              pkg-config
              python-numpy               ;for phase 'python-sanity-check
-             swig-next
+             swig-4.4
              which
              (origin
                (method git-fetch)
@@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@ and Scan Tailor Enhanced versions as well as including many more bug fixes.")
            python-pip
            python-setuptools
            python-wheel
-           swig-next
+           swig-4.4
            (origin
              (method url-fetch)
              (uri (string-append
diff --git a/gnu/packages/image.scm b/gnu/packages/image.scm
index ccb1c200ea8..2ada1377b5a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/image.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/image.scm
@@ -2902,7 +2902,7 @@ GIF, TIFF, WEBP, BMP, PNG, XPM formats.")
     (native-inputs
      (list pkg-config
            gobject-introspection
-           swig
+           swig-4.0
            gettext-minimal))
     (inputs
      (list bash-minimal
diff --git a/gnu/packages/instrumentation.scm b/gnu/packages/instrumentation.scm
index 94f76c7432e..31b1497a07b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/instrumentation.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/instrumentation.scm
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
             pkg-config
             python-3
             python-sphinx
-            swig
+            swig-4.0
             xmltoman)
       (list autoconf
             automake
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ to ring buffers shared with a consumer daemon.")
             perl
             libpfm4
             python-3
-            swig
+            swig-4.0
             procps
             which
             flex
diff --git a/gnu/packages/kodi.scm b/gnu/packages/kodi.scm
index 05a3331afef..b5f9e959bc1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kodi.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kodi.scm
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ secondary errors.")
            libdvdread/kodi
            libtool
            pkg-config
-           swig
+           swig-4.0
            yasm))
     (inputs
      (list alsa-lib
diff --git a/gnu/packages/libftdi.scm b/gnu/packages/libftdi.scm
index 279618144d5..7583321fd45 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/libftdi.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/libftdi.scm
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
                                                  "/html"))))))
       #:tests? #f))                     ; tests fail without access to USB
     (native-inputs
-     (list doxygen graphviz pkg-config python swig))
+     (list doxygen graphviz pkg-config python swig-4.0))
     (inputs
      (list boost libconfuse))
     (propagated-inputs
diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 683082cd839..acdaa8158d1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -4636,7 +4636,7 @@ transparently through a bridge.")
      `(("bison" ,bison)
        ("flex" ,flex)
        ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
-       ("swig" ,swig)
+       ("swig" ,swig-4.0)
        ("libnl3-doc"
         ,(origin
            (method url-fetch)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/llvm.scm b/gnu/packages/llvm.scm
index 3723ab8daad..7c68b18c71c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/llvm.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/llvm.scm
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ misuse of libraries outside of the store.")))
            (lambda _
              (chdir "lldb"))))))
     (native-inputs
-     (list pkg-config swig))
+     (list pkg-config swig-4.0))
     (inputs
      (list clang-21
            llvm-21
diff --git a/gnu/packages/machine-learning.scm b/gnu/packages/machine-learning.scm
index 1e3bc243f5c..7668bae04b1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/machine-learning.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/machine-learning.scm
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ algorithm.")
     (propagated-inputs
      (list python-numpy))
     (native-inputs
-     (list doxygen gfortran opencl-headers python-cython swig))
+     (list doxygen gfortran opencl-headers python-cython swig-4.0))
     (home-page "https://github.com/openmm/openmm/")
     (synopsis "Toolkit for molecular simulation")
     (description
@@ -3814,7 +3814,7 @@ find_library(ML_DTYPES_LIBRARIES
            pybind11
            python-setuptools
            python-wrapper               ;for its /bin
-           swig
+           swig-4.0
            (origin
              (method git-fetch)
              (uri (git-reference
diff --git a/gnu/packages/maths.scm b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
index 328df569690..ba92c98299a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/maths.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
@@ -2661,7 +2661,7 @@ with the provided training tools.")
                                        ,(format #f "~a/lib/guile/3.0/extensions/" out))))))
                (setenv "NLOPT_UNINSTALLED" "1")))))))
     (inputs (list guile-3.0 octave python))
-    (native-inputs (list pkg-config swig))
+    (native-inputs (list pkg-config swig-4.0))
     (home-page "http://ab-initio.mit.edu/wiki/")
     (synopsis "Library for nonlinear optimization")
     (description "NLopt is a library for nonlinear optimization, providing a
diff --git a/gnu/packages/ncurses.scm b/gnu/packages/ncurses.scm
index d2f421fdcce..af88683ce6f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ncurses.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ncurses.scm
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ of your system.")
                ;; Some programs look for libstfl.so.0.
                (symlink "libstfl.so" (string-append lib "/libstfl.so.0"))))))))
     (inputs (list ncurses))
-    (native-inputs (list ncurses swig))
+    (native-inputs (list ncurses swig-4.0))
     (home-page (string-append "https://web.archive.org/web/20211113222004/"
                               "http://www.clifford.at/stfl/"))
     (synopsis "Structured terminal forms library")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/oneapi.scm b/gnu/packages/oneapi.scm
index 8c7d756591d..6207302f611 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/oneapi.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/oneapi.scm
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ and more.")
             (lambda* (#:key tests? #:allow-other-keys)
               (when tests?
                 (invoke "ctest" "-R" "python_test" "--output-on-failure")))))))
-    (native-inputs (list swig python-minimal))
+    (native-inputs (list swig-4.0 python-minimal))
     (inputs (list onetbb))
     (synopsis "Python bindings for the oneTBB parallel library")
     (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/pdf.scm b/gnu/packages/pdf.scm
index 51239231442..b7f237c8e54 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/pdf.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/pdf.scm
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ and based on PDF specification 1.7.")
      (list pkg-config
            python-3
            python-clang-13
-           swig-next))
+           swig-4.4))
     (arguments
      (list
       #:tests? #f                       ;no check target
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ Noto Sans, Space Mono and Ubuntu families.")
                          python-pylint
                          python-pytest
                          python-setuptools
-                         swig-next))
+                         swig-4.4))
     (home-page "https://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF")
     (synopsis "Python bindings for the PDF toolkit and renderer MuPDF")
     (description "PyMuPDF is a set of Python bindings for MuPDF,
diff --git a/gnu/packages/pretty-print.scm b/gnu/packages/pretty-print.scm
index b99c6987c17..dddc41bbed1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/pretty-print.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/pretty-print.scm
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ seen in a terminal.")
                          (invoke "make" "install-gui"
                                  (string-append "PREFIX=" gui))))))))
     (inputs (list lua boost perl qtbase-5))
-    (native-inputs (list pkg-config swig))
+    (native-inputs (list pkg-config swig-4.0))
     (home-page "http://www.andre-simon.de/doku/highlight/en/highlight.html")
     (synopsis "Convert code to documents with syntax highlighting")
     (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-crypto.scm b/gnu/packages/python-crypto.scm
index a6eb5e649ef..4a9b0a8128d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-crypto.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-crypto.scm
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ provides drop-in compatibility with PyCrypto.")))
        ;; certificates.
        #:tests? #f))
     (inputs (list openssl))
-    (native-inputs (list swig python-setuptools python-wheel))
+    (native-inputs (list swig-4.0 python-setuptools python-wheel))
     (home-page "https://gitlab.com/m2crypto/m2crypto")
     (synopsis "Python crypto and TLS toolkit")
     (description "@code{M2Crypto} is a complete Python wrapper for OpenSSL
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-graphics.scm b/gnu/packages/python-graphics.scm
index d9c87a5c9ad..728822bd744 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-graphics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-graphics.scm
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ Design spec without sacrificing ease of use or application performance.")
                 (("\\$\\{SoQt_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
                  "${Coin_INCLUDE_DIR};${SoQt_INCLUDE_DIRS}")))))))
     (native-inputs
-      (list cmake-minimal swig))
+      (list cmake-minimal swig-4.0))
     (inputs
       (list python-wrapper
             qtbase-5
diff --git a/gnu/packages/radio.scm b/gnu/packages/radio.scm
index d4b116bce23..2d8308cd516 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/radio.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/radio.scm
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ with this package.  E.g.: @code{(udev-rules-service 'airspyhf airspyhf)}")
         (base32 "19f2x0pkxvf9figa0pl6xqlcz8fblvqb19mcnj632p0l8vk6qdv2"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (native-inputs
-     (list python swig))
+     (list python swig-4.0))
     (native-search-paths
      (list (search-path-specification
             (variable "SOAPY_SDR_PLUGIN_PATH")
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ E.g.: @code{(udev-rules-service 'bladerf bladerf)}.")
            libtool
            pkg-config
            python-wrapper
-           swig))
+           swig-4.0))
     (inputs
      (list gd
            libusb
diff --git a/gnu/packages/security-token.scm b/gnu/packages/security-token.scm
index 0fbb547d76f..cb4862d72bc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/security-token.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/security-token.scm
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ retrieve a YubiKey's serial number, and so forth.")
     (native-inputs
      (list python-pytest
            python-setuptools
-           swig))
+           swig-4.0))
     (home-page "https://github.com/LudovicRousseau/pyscard")
     (synopsis "Smart card library for Python")
     (description
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ implementing a Relying Party.")
      (list python-makefun
            python-poetry-core
            python-pytest
-           swig))
+           swig-4.0))
     (home-page "https://developers.yubico.com/yubikey-manager/")
     (synopsis "Command line tool and library for configuring a YubiKey")
     (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/selinux.scm b/gnu/packages/selinux.scm
index ca5bd7b1cc6..df13a7935a0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/selinux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/selinux.scm
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ module into a binary representation.")
      (list python-wrapper))
     ;; These inputs are only needed for the pywrap phase.
     (native-inputs
-     (list pkg-config swig))
+     (list pkg-config swig-4.0))
     (synopsis "SELinux core libraries and utilities")
     (description
      "The libselinux library provides an API for SELinux applications to get
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ the core SELinux management utilities.")
     (inputs
      (list audit libsepol libselinux python-wrapper))
     (native-inputs
-     (list bison flex pkg-config swig))
+     (list bison flex pkg-config swig-4.0))
     (synopsis "SELinux policy management libraries")
     (description
      "The libsemanage library provides an API for the manipulation of SELinux
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ based on required access.")
      (list bison
            flex
            python-cython-0
-           swig
+           swig-4.0
            python-pytest
            python-pytest-qt
            python-setuptools))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/speech.scm b/gnu/packages/speech.scm
index 53721d7dc5b..64154619ff5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/speech.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/speech.scm
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ It can also speak English through eSpeak or Festival.")
      (list pkg-config
            perl                         ;for tests
            python
-           swig))
+           swig-4.0))
     (inputs
      (list alsa-lib
            ffmpeg
diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 811bd48b9a4..83246e72a56 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ inference for statistical models.")
            python-numpydoc
            python-sphinx
            ;; python-sphinx-gallery ;; Currently broken
-           swig))
+           swig-4.0))
     (inputs
      (list openblas                ; the only required dependency
            ;; The dependecies below are all optional.
@@ -2482,7 +2482,7 @@ character vector.")
     (native-inputs
      (list hevea
            perl
-           swig
+           swig-4.0
            (texlive-local-tree
             (list texlive-aeguill texlive-jknapltx))))
     (propagated-inputs
diff --git a/gnu/packages/swig.scm b/gnu/packages/swig.scm
index e1310c88634..475b8deeb75 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/swig.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/swig.scm
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 (define-module (gnu packages swig)
   #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (guix deprecation)
   #:use-module (guix download)
   #:use-module (guix licenses)
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages perl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python))
 
-(define-public swig
+(define-public swig-4.0
   (package
     (name "swig")
     (version "4.0.2")
@@ -72,12 +73,12 @@ you tailor the wrapping process to suit your application.")
     ;; See http://www.swig.org/Release/LICENSE for details.
     (license gpl3+)))
 
-(define-public swig-next
-  ;; a number of packages using swig do not build with this version
-  ;; so we need to keep swig 4.0.2 above and place the current release
-  ;; as swig-next
+;; XXX: Deprecated on <2026-02-27>.
+(define-deprecated-package swig swig-4.0)
+
+(define-public swig-4.4
   (package
-    (inherit swig)
+    (inherit swig-4.0)
     (name "swig")
     (version "4.4.1")
     (source (origin
@@ -94,3 +95,6 @@ you tailor the wrapping process to suit your application.")
                          guile-3.0
                          perl))
     (inputs (list pcre2))))
+
+;; XXX: Deprecated on <2026-02-27>.
+(define-deprecated-package swig-next swig-4.4)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/tbb.scm b/gnu/packages/tbb.scm
index 47f8d4a09a2..c9b93f1c1b3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/tbb.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/tbb.scm
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ asynchronous tasks, synchronization primitives, atomic operations, and more.")
               (when tests?
                 (invoke "ctest" "-R" "python_test" "--output-on-failure")))))))
     (inputs (list python tbb))
-    (native-inputs (list swig))))
+    (native-inputs (list swig-4.0))))
 
 (define-public tbb-2020
   (package
diff --git a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
index f5db84f16c3..a71f0d14a2b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
@@ -2983,7 +2983,7 @@ following features:
     (native-inputs
      (list pkg-config
            ;; For the Perl bindings.
-           swig))
+           swig-4.0))
     (inputs
      (list apr
            apr-util
diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index 0e4d8b28624..63f44e379d7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -4125,7 +4125,7 @@ from sites like Twitch.tv and pipes them into a video player of choice.")
            sox
            vidstab))
     (native-inputs
-     (list pkg-config python-minimal swig))
+     (list pkg-config python-minimal swig-4.0))
     (home-page "https://www.mltframework.org/")
     (synopsis "Author, manage, and run multitrack audio/video compositions")
     (description
@@ -4270,7 +4270,7 @@ be used for realtime video capture via Linux-specific APIs.")
             (separator #f)                         ;single entry
             (files '("share/obs/obs-plugins")))))
     (native-inputs
-     (list cmocka pkg-config swig extra-cmake-modules))
+     (list cmocka pkg-config swig-4.0 extra-cmake-modules))
     (inputs
      (list
       alsa-lib
@@ -6334,7 +6334,7 @@ create smoother and stable videos.")
     (native-inputs
      `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
        ("python" ,python)
-       ("swig" ,swig)
+       ("swig" ,swig-4.0)
        ("unittest++" ,unittest-cpp)))
     (inputs
      (list alsa-lib zlib))