ida-free: Deprecate manifest

[haussmann]

I beleive IDA Free should be deprecated, because:

• Newer versions require registration (source) and the generation of a system-sepcific (free) license key
• IDA 8.4.240527 (SP2) was released in May 27, 2024 (source). Since then there have been multiple newer versions released. Newest version is 9.2 from September 2025 (source)
• Checkver and Autoupdate are broken

Relates to #16379

• Use conventional PR title
• I have read the Contributing Guide

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Added deprecation notice indicating IDA Free versions from December 18, 2025 onward require user registration and no longer support silent installation.

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Walkthrough

A deprecation entry is added to the IDA Free configuration file, noting that new versions require user registration and cannot be installed silently. No functional changes to existing configuration fields.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Change Summary
Deprecation Update deprecated/ida-free.json	Added deprecation message under "##" key documenting registration requirement and silent install limitation as of 2025-12-18

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~2 minutes

Poem

🐰 The IDA's changed its registration way,
No silent installs brighten up the day,
Yet worry not, dear code we'll mark with care,
A deprecation note floats gently in the air,
The registry calls, and we document the dance! 📝✨

Pre-merge checks and finishing touches

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title 'ida-free: Deprecate manifest' clearly and specifically summarizes the main change in the changeset - marking the ida-free manifest as deprecated.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description provides clear reasoning for deprecation with linked sources, addresses the required conventional PR title format and contributing guide checklist items, and relates to an existing issue.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

✨ Finishing touches

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• Post copyable unit tests in a comment

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🔇 Additional comments (1)

deprecated/ida-free.json (1)

2-4: LGTM! Clear and accurate deprecation notice.

The deprecation message correctly explains the reason (registration requirement) and consequence (silent install no longer possible). The date and rationale align with the PR objectives.

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[z-Fng]

We generally don't deprecate a package unless the package cannot be obtained at all.

Please refer to the discussion in #16379 (comment). Closing this as it has been fixed in a later commit (4938450).