[Buildroot] [PATCH 1 of 5 v3] deprecated handling: introduce BR2_DEPRECATED_SINCE_xxxx_xx

[Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be>]

On 03/01/14 17:02, Thomas De Schampheleire wrote:
> In order to keep better track of when a feature got deprecated, and hence
> when it can be removed, a new set of symbols BR2_DEPRECATED_SINCE_xxxx_xx is
> introduced. These symbols are automatically selected when BR2_DEPRECATED is
> selected, and thus are transparent to the user.
> A deprecated feature will no longer depend on BR2_DEPRECATED directly, but
> rather on the appropriate BR2_DEPRECATED_SINCE_xxxx_xx. If that symbol does
> not yet exist, it has to be created in Config.in.
> When removing a deprecated feature, one should also check whether this was
> the last feature using the BR2_DEPRECATED_SINCE_xxxx_xx symbol, in which
> case the latter can be removed from Config.in.
>
> A followup patch will make sure the overview is added to the list of
> deprecated features in the manual, so that a buildroot core developer can
> easily determine which features to remove in a given development cycle.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire<thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com>

  At first I was afraid of the complexity added by this patch, but it's 
actually not that bad. Therefore:

Acked-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@mind.be>


  Regards,
  Arnout
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