From fd0fdb602037c9811a22dd3950d410dafddf5d64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Nirgal=20Vourg=C3=A8re?= <contact_mdbtools@nirgal.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 15:42:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Deprecation warning in the manuals

---
 doc/mdb-array.txt    | 11 +++++++++++
 doc/mdb-header.txt   | 11 +++++++++++
 doc/mdb-parsecsv.txt | 11 +++++++++++
 3 files changed, 33 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/mdb-array.txt b/doc/mdb-array.txt
index 8067a57..e31075e 100644
--- a/doc/mdb-array.txt
+++ b/doc/mdb-array.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ ENVIRONMENT
                       * debug_props
                       * debug_all is a shortcut for all debug_* options
 
+FUTURE DIRECTIONS
+  mdb-array is deprecated. Soon, it will no longer be distributed.
+
+  It is the feeling of developers that it is not used, as C code generation
+  is now usually replaced by more generic approaches, including libmdb calls
+  and odbc.
+
+  However, should you find this tool useful, drop us a line at
+  https://github.com/mdbtools/mdbtools/issues/197
+  and we'll consider maintaining it.
+
 SEE ALSO
   mdb-count(1) mdb-export(1) mdb-header(1) mdb-hexdump(1)
   mdb-import(1) mdb-json(1) mdb-parsecsv(1) mdb-prop(1) mdb-queries(1)
diff --git a/doc/mdb-header.txt b/doc/mdb-header.txt
index 9b40a42..c74e346 100644
--- a/doc/mdb-header.txt
+++ b/doc/mdb-header.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ ENVIRONMENT
 EXIT STATUS
   mdb-header exits with error code 1 if there was anunsupported type.
 
+FUTURE DIRECTIONS
+  mdb-header is deprecated. Soon, it will no longer be distributed.
+
+  It is the feeling of developers that it is not used, as C code generation
+  is now usually replaced by more generic approaches, including libmdb calls
+  and odbc.
+
+  However, should you find this tool useful, drop us a line at
+  https://github.com/mdbtools/mdbtools/issues/197
+  and we'll consider maintaining it.
+
 SEE ALSO
   mdb-array(1) mdb-count(1) mdb-export(1) mdb-hexdump(1)
   mdb-import(1) mdb-json(1) mdb-parsecsv(1) mdb-prop(1) mdb-queries(1)
diff --git a/doc/mdb-parsecsv.txt b/doc/mdb-parsecsv.txt
index 48c9c70..317819e 100644
--- a/doc/mdb-parsecsv.txt
+++ b/doc/mdb-parsecsv.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@ ENVIRONMENT
                       * debug_props
                       * debug_all is a shortcut for all debug_* options
 
+FUTURE DIRECTIONS
+  mdb-parsecsv is deprecated. Soon, it will no longer be distributed.
+
+  It is the feeling of developers that it is not used, as C code generation
+  is now usually replaced by more generic approaches, including libmdb calls
+  and odbc.
+
+  However, should you find this tool useful, drop us a line at
+  https://github.com/mdbtools/mdbtools/issues/197
+  and we'll consider maintaining it.
+
 SEE ALSO
   mdb-array(1) mdb-count(1) mdb-export(1) mdb-header(1) mdb-hexdump(1)
   mdb-import(1) mdb-json(1) mdb-prop(1) mdb-queries(1)