package Catalyst::Base;
-
-use base qw/Catalyst::Controller/;
use Moose;
+BEGIN { extends 'Catalyst::Controller' }
+
+after 'BUILD' => sub {
+ my $self = shift;
+ warn(ref($self) . " is using the deprecated Catalyst::Base, update your application as this will be removed in the next major release");
+};
+
no Moose;
1;
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This used to be the base class for Catalyst Controllers. It
-remains here for compatibility reasons.
+remains here for compatibility reasons, but its use is highly deprecated.
+
+If your application produces a warning, then please update your application to
+inherit from L<Catalyst::Controller> instead.
=head1 SEE ALSO
=head1 COPYRIGHT
-This program is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+This library is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as Perl itself.
=cut