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[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / lib / newgetopt.pl

diff --git a/lib/newgetopt.pl b/lib/newgetopt.pl
index 0b7eed8..e21d396 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/newgetopt.pl
+++ b/lib/newgetopt.pl
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
-# newgetopt.pl -- new options parsing.
-# Now just a wrapper around the Getopt::Long module.
-# $Id: newgetopt.pl,v 1.17 1996-10-02 11:17:16+02 jv Exp $
+# $Id: newgetopt.pl,v 1.18 2001/09/21 13:34:59 jv Exp $
+
+# This library is no longer being maintained, and is included for backward
+# compatibility with Perl 4 programs which may require it.
+# It is now just a wrapper around the Getopt::Long module.
+# This legacy library is deprecated and will be removed in a future
+# release of perl.
+#
+# In particular, this should not be used as an example of modern Perl
+# programming techniques.
+#
+# Suggested alternative: Getopt::Long
+
+warn( "The 'newgetopt.pl' legacy library is deprecated and will be"
+      . " removed in the next major release of perl. Please use the"
+      . " Getopt::Long module instead." );
 
 {   package newgetopt;