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[bug#49649] [PATCH v2 4/4] gnu: crda: Describe it as obsolete.


From: Brice Waegeneire
Subject: [bug#49649] [PATCH v2 4/4] gnu: crda: Describe it as obsolete.
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2021 19:44:38 +0100

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (crda)[description]: Describe the package as
  obsolete.
---
 gnu/packages/linux.scm | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index a67eb607e4..40006a7465 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -4198,6 +4198,8 @@ (define-public wireless-tools
     ;; other files are distributed under gpl2.
     (license (list license:gpl2 license:lgpl2.1+))))
 
+;; NOTE Remove 'crda' package when 'linux-libre' 4.14 won't be packaged
+;; anymore.
 (define-public crda
   (package
     (name "crda")
@@ -4281,7 +4283,8 @@ (define-public crda
     (description
      "The Central Regulatory Domain Agent (CRDA) acts as the udev helper for
 communication between the kernel Linux and user space for regulatory
-compliance.")
+compliance.  It is obsolete since Linux 4.15, as the wireless regulatory
+database is now managed by the kernel susbsystem cfg80211.")
     (license license:copyleft-next)))
 
 (define-public wireless-regdb
-- 
2.34.0






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