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Add deprecation message for Autotools

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# Building HIDAPI using Autotools # Building HIDAPI using Autotools (deprecated)
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**NOTE**: for all intentions and purposes the Autotools build scripts for HIDAPI are _deprecated_ and going to be obsolete in the future.
HIDAPI Team recommends using CMake build for HIDAPI.
If you are already using Autotools build scripts provided by HIDAPI,
consider switching to CMake build scripts as soon as possible.
---
To be able to use Autotools to build HIDAPI, it has to be [installed](#installing-autotools)/available in the system. To be able to use Autotools to build HIDAPI, it has to be [installed](#installing-autotools)/available in the system.

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For various reasons you may need to build HIDAPI on your own. For various reasons you may need to build HIDAPI on your own.
It can be done in several different ways: It can be done in several different ways:
- using [Autotools](BUILD.autotools.md);
- using [CMake](BUILD.cmake.md); - using [CMake](BUILD.cmake.md);
- using [Autotools](BUILD.autotools.md) (deprecated);
- using [manual makefiles](#building-the-manual-way-on-unix-platforms). - using [manual makefiles](#building-the-manual-way-on-unix-platforms).
**Autotools** build system is historically first mature build system for **Autotools** build system is historically first mature build system for
HIDAPI. Most common usage of it is in its separate README: [BUILD.autotools.md](BUILD.autotools.md). HIDAPI. Most common usage of it is in its separate README: [BUILD.autotools.md](BUILD.autotools.md).<br/>
NOTE: for all intentions and purposes the Autotools build scripts for HIDAPI are _deprecated_ and going to be obsolete in the future.
HIDAPI Team recommends using CMake build for HIDAPI.
**CMake** build system is de facto an industry standard for many open-source and proprietary projects and solutions. **CMake** build system is de facto an industry standard for many open-source and proprietary projects and solutions.
HIDAPI is one of the projects which uses the power of CMake for its advantage. HIDAPI is one of the projects which uses the power of CMake for its advantage.

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AC_INIT([hidapi],[m4_normalize(m4_builtin([include], VERSION))],[https://github.com/libusb/hidapi/issues]) AC_INIT([hidapi],[m4_normalize(m4_builtin([include], VERSION))],[https://github.com/libusb/hidapi/issues])
echo "This build script for HIDAPI is deprecated."
echo "Consider using CMake instead."
# Library soname version # Library soname version
# Follow the following rules (particularly the ones in the second link): # Follow the following rules (particularly the ones in the second link):
# http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual/html_node/Updating-version-info.html # http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual/html_node/Updating-version-info.html