Deprecate describeEnum.

src/release/breaking-changes/describeEnum.md

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+---
+title: Migration guide for describeEnum
+description: Removal of describeEnum and how to migrate
+---
+
+## Summary
+
+The global method `describeEnum` has been deprecated. Existing uses
+of `describeEnum(Enum.something)` should use
+`Enum.something.name` instead.
+
+## Context
+
+Dart 2.17 introduced enhanced enums. With them, Enum became a type
+and all enums got a `name` getter, which made `describeEnum` redundant.
+
+The `describeEnum` method was used to convert an enum value to a string,
+since `Enum.something.toString()` would produce `Enum.something` instead
+of `something`, which a lot of users wanted. Now, the `name` getter does this.
+
+## Description of change
+
+Remove `describeEnum`.
+
+- Replace `describeEnum(Enum.something)` with `Enum.something.name`.
+
+## Migration guide
+
+If you used `describeEnum(Enum.field)` to acesss the string value from an
+enum, you can now call `Enum.field.name`.
+
+Code before migration:
+
+<!-- skip -->
+```dart
+enum MyEnum { paper, rock }
+
+print(describeEnum(MyEnum.paper)); // output: paper
+```
+
+Code after migration:
+
+<!-- skip -->
+```dart
+enum MyEnum { paper, rock }
+
+print(MyEnum.paper.name); // output: paper
+```
+
+## Timeline
+
+Landed in version: TBD<br>
+In stable release: not yet
+
+## References
+
+{% include docs/master-api.md %}
+
+API documentation:
+
+* [`describeEnum` stable][]
+* [`describeEnum` main][]
+
+Relevant issues:
+
+* [☂️ Cleanup SemanticsFlag and SemanticsAction issue][]
+
+Relevant PRs:
+
+* [Deprecate `describeEnum` PR][]
+
+<!-- Stable channel link: -->
+[`describeEnum` stable]: {{site.api}}/flutter/lib/src/foundation/describeEnum.html
+
+<!-- Master channel link: -->
+{% include docs/master-api.md %}
+
+[`describeEnum` main]: {{site.master-api}}/flutter/lib/src/foundation/describeEnum.html
+
+[☂️ Cleanup SemanticsFlag and SemanticsAction issue]: {{site.repo.flutter}}/issues/123346
+[Deprecate `describeEnum` PR]: {{site.repo.flutter}}/pull/125016

src/release/breaking-changes/index.md

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ release, and listed in alphabetical order:
 [Removed `ignoringSemantics`]: {{site.url}}/release/breaking-changes/ignoringsemantics-migration
 [The window singleton is deprecated]: {{site.url}}/release/breaking-changes/window-singleton
 [Migration guide for `RouteInformation.location`]: {{site.url}}/release/breaking-changes/route-information-uri
+[Migration guide for `describeEnum`]: {{site.url}}/release/breaking-changes/describeEnum
 [At least one clipboard data variant must be provided]: {{site.url}}/release/breaking-changes/clipboard-data-required
 
 ### Released in Flutter 3.7