add deprecation warning about 'array_t'; suggest 'integer_array_t' instead

Author: 1138-4EB

vunit/builtins.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 from os.path import join, abspath, dirname, basename
 from glob import glob
+from warnings import warn
 from vunit.vhdl_standard import VHDL
 from vunit.sim_if.common import simulator_check
 
@@ -128,6 +129,12 @@ def _add_array_util(self):
         if not self._vhdl_standard >= VHDL.STD_2008:
             raise RuntimeError("Array util only supports vhdl 2008 and later")
 
+        arr_deprecation_note = (
+            "'array_t' is deprecated and it will removed in future releases;"
+            "use 'integer_array_t' instead"
+        )
+        warn(arr_deprecation_note, Warning)
+
         self._vunit_lib.add_source_files(join(VHDL_PATH, "array", "src", "*.vhd"))
 
     def _add_random(self):