diff --git a/docs/manual/manual.mk b/docs/manual/manual.mk
index d664603..1daddb7 100644
--- a/docs/manual/manual.mk
+++ b/docs/manual/manual.mk
@@ -18,12 +18,44 @@ $(1): $(1)-$(3)
 $(1)-$(3): $$(O)/docs/$(1)/$(1).$(4)
 
 $$(O)/docs/$(1)/$(1).$(4): docs/$(1)/$(1).txt $$($(call UPPERCASE,$(1))_SOURCES)
-	@echo "Generating $(5) $(1)..."
+	@$(call MESSAGE,"Generating $(5) $(1)...")
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $$(@D)
 	$(Q)a2x $(6) -f $(2) -d book -L -r $(TOPDIR)/docs/images \
 	  -D $$(@D) $$<
 endef
 
+clean-package-lists:
+	-rm -f $(TOPDIR)/docs/manual/package-list.txt
+	-rm -f $(TOPDIR)/docs/manual/deprecated-list.txt
+
+$(TOPDIR)/docs/manual/package-list.txt:
+	@$(call MESSAGE,"Generating package list...")
+	@echo -en "\
+	//\n\
+	// Autogenerated file\n\
+	//\n\n\
+	[[package-list]]\n\
+	Available packages\n\
+	------------------\n\n\
+	// docs/manaual/pkg-list.txt is generated using the following command:\n\
+	// $ git grep -E '\\((autotools|cmake|generic)-package\\)' package/ | \\\n\
+	//     cut -d':' -f1 | grep '\\.mk$$' | \\\n\
+	//     sed -e 's;.*\\?/\\(.*\\?\\).mk;* \\1;' | \\\n\
+	//     sort > docs/manual/pkg-list.txt\n\n\
+	" > $@
+	grep -rHE --color=never '\((autotools|cmake|generic)-package\)' \
+		$(TOPDIR)/package/ | \
+		cut -d':' -f1 | grep '\.mk$$' | \
+		sed -e 's;.*\?/\(.*\?\).mk;* \1;' | \
+		sort >> $@
+
+$(TOPDIR)/docs/manual/deprecated-list.txt:
+	@$(call MESSAGE,"Generating deprecated list...")
+	python2 $(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/deprecated.py > $@
+
+generate-doc-lists: clean-package-lists $(TOPDIR)/docs/manual/package-list.txt \
+			$(TOPDIR)/docs/manual/deprecated-list.txt
+
 ################################################################################
 # GENDOC -- generates the make targets needed to build asciidoc documentation.
 #
diff --git a/support/scripts/deprecated.py b/support/scripts/deprecated.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..491fddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/scripts/deprecated.py
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+##
+## deprecated-packages.py
+##
+## Author(s):
+##  - Samuel MARTIN <s.martin49@gmail.com>
+##
+## Copyright (C) 2012 Samuel MARTIN
+##
+
+# Python 2.7 script searching for kconfig symbols depending on 'BR2_DEPRECATED'
+# and generating (printing to the standard output) the manual file in asciidoc.
+
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+
+
+NOT_SEARCHED = ('.git', 'configs', 'output', 'support')
+
+DEPR_SYMBOL = "BR2_DEPRECATED"
+
+_REGEX = r"config BR2_(.*?)\n" + \
+    "((.*?(?!config)(prompt|bool|string|int) \"(.*?)\".*?|[^\n]+)\n)*" + \
+    "(.*?(?!config )" + DEPR_SYMBOL + ".*?)\n" + \
+    "((.*?(?!config)(prompt|bool|string|int) \"(.*?)\".*?|[^\n]+)\n)*"
+
+REGEX = re.compile(_REGEX, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+
+def get_dir_list():
+    root = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..")
+    root = os.path.abspath(root)
+    dirs = { 'buildroot': (root, False) }
+    for dir_ in os.listdir(root):
+        if dir_ in NOT_SEARCHED:
+            continue
+        dir__ = os.path.join(root, dir_)
+        if not os.path.isdir(dir__):
+            continue
+        dirs[dir_] = (dir__, True)
+    return dirs
+
+def find_deprecated(root, recursive):
+    deprecated = list()
+    for root_, _, files_ in os.walk(root):
+        if not recursive and root_ != root:
+            break
+        for file_ in files_:
+            if not file_.startswith("Config.in"):
+                continue
+            with open(os.path.join(root_, file_), "r") as f:
+                content = f.read()
+            if not DEPR_SYMBOL in content:
+                continue
+            found = REGEX.findall(content)
+            if found:
+                deprecated += found
+    return deprecated
+
+def find_all_deprecated(dirs):
+    deprecated = dict()
+    for key, search in dirs.iteritems():
+        root_path, recursive_search = search
+        deprecated[key] = find_deprecated(root_path, recursive_search)
+    return deprecated
+
+def generate_asciidoc(deprecated):
+    for cat, matches in deprecated.iteritems():
+        for i, match in enumerate(matches):
+            name = match[0].lower().replace("_", " ")
+            name = re.sub("^package ", "", name)
+            vers = re.sub(".*?(version )?([0-9].*)", r'\2', name)
+            if vers:
+                vers = re.sub(" ", ".", vers)
+                name = re.sub("(version )?([0-9].*)", vers, name)
+            symbol = match[4]
+            if not symbol:
+                symbol = match[9]
+            matches[i] = "\n** %-25s +[%s]+" % (name, symbol)
+            matches.sort()
+        deprecated[cat] = matches
+    output = """\
+//
+// Autogenerated file
+//
+
+[[deprecated]]
+Deprecated list
+---------------
+
+The following stuff are marked as _deprecated_ in Buildroot due to
+their status either too old or unmaintained.
+
+// Please check and sort by grepping the source running:
+//
+// $ git grep -EB4 'depends on BR2_DEPRECATED'
+//
+// and:
+//
+// $ git grep -EB4 'depends on BR2_DEPRECATED' | \\
+//     grep -Eo '(:|-).*?(config|comment) BR2_.*'
+"""
+    for cat, matches in deprecated.iteritems():
+        if not matches:
+            continue
+        output += "\n\n* %s:\n" % cat.capitalize()
+        output += "".join(matches)
+    return output
+
+def main():
+    search_dirs = get_dir_list()
+    depr_lists = find_all_deprecated(search_dirs)
+    output = generate_asciidoc(depr_lists)
+    print output
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
