From ca4db46c5abe5b3432b3e7255bbf39265fd9e042 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Allen Byrne <50328838+byrnHDF@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:02:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Deprecate bin/cmakehdf5 (#4127)

* Deprecate bin/cmakehdf5

* Add reference text
---
 bin/cmakehdf5            | 1 +
 release_docs/RELEASE.txt | 7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/bin/cmakehdf5 b/bin/cmakehdf5
index 6d31b3450f9..bdd724f4a14 100755
--- a/bin/cmakehdf5
+++ b/bin/cmakehdf5
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+echo "Deprecated: This will be removed in a future release"
 # Build and Test HDF5 using cmake.
 
 # Copyright: The HDF Group, 2012-14
diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
index 4383c39d14c..8b835e2d6d5 100644
--- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ New Features
 
     Configuration:
     -------------
+    - Deprecate bin/cmakehdf5 script
+
+      With the improvements made in CMake since version 3.23 and the addition
+      of CMake preset files, this script is no longer necessary.
+
+      See INSTALL_CMake.txt file, Section X: Using CMakePresets.json for compiling
+
     - Overhauled LFS support checks
 
       In 2024, we can assume that Large File Support (LFS) exists on all