[Buildroot] [PATCH] polarssl: deprecate on security grounds

[Peter Korsgaard]

>>>>> "Arnout" == Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout at mind.be> writes:

Hi,

 >> > In fact, amusingly, with our process, "deprecating" a package means
 >> > that it blindly disappears for users.
 >> 
 >> Yeah, that isn't really good. Perhaps we need to add a 'select
 >> BR2_NEEDS_DEPRECATED' to everything depending on BR2_DEPRECATED and add
 >> some logic to warn if BR2_NEEDS_DEPRECATED && !BR2_DEPRECATED?

 >  That doesn't work. If you keep the dependency on BR2_DEPRECATED, then the
 > symbol won't be selectable without BR2_DEPRECATED so it will be silently removed
 > from .config. If you remove the dependency on BR2_DEPRECATED, then the package
 > stays user selectable. In that case, the BR2_DEPRECATED option becomes a bit
 > useless (it just hides the warning comment), and it's easy for users to
 > accidentally select a deprecated package.

Ahh yes, true.

 >  You can task me with deprecating BR2_DEPRECATED during the devel
 > days - mainly documentation updates.

Ok, sounds good to me!

-- 
Venlig hilsen,
Peter Korsgaard