From: Matt Turner Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2017 20:30:54 +0000 (-0700) Subject: net-wireless/broadcom-sta: Inform users about a compatible wireless card X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a315a2dffd3af7817c6af988b1d54b8795522a71;p=gentoo.git net-wireless/broadcom-sta: Inform users about a compatible wireless card --- diff --git a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4.ebuild b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4.ebuild index 5cf284a4cebb..34b37eceeaf8 100644 --- a/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4.ebuild +++ b/net-wireless/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-6.30.223.271-r4.ebuild @@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ S="${WORKDIR}" MODULE_NAMES="wl(net/wireless)" MODULESD_WL_ALIASES=("wlan0 wl") +pkg_pretend() { + ewarn + ewarn "If you are stuck using this unmaintained driver (likely in a MacBook)," + ewarn "you may be interested to know that a newer compatible wireless card" + ewarn "is supported by the in-tree brcmfmac driver. It has a model number " + ewarn "BCM943602CS and is for sale on the second hand market for less than " + ewarn "20 USD." + ewarn + ewarn "See https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Broadcom_Wireless_Adapters and" + ewarn " https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Broadcom_BCM943602CS" + ewarn "for more information." + ewarn +} + pkg_setup() { # bug #300570 # NOTE: module builds correctly anyway with b43 and SSB enabled