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diff --git a/lib/termcap.pl b/lib/termcap.pl
index c36575a..8c7381b 100644
--- a/lib/termcap.pl
+++ b/lib/termcap.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,20 @@
 ;# $RCSfile: termcap.pl,v $$Revision: 4.1 $$Date: 92/08/07 18:24:16 $
+#
+# This library is no longer being maintained, and is included for backward
+# compatibility with Perl 4 programs which may require it.
+# 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: Term::Cap
+#
+
+warn( "The 'termcap.pl' legacy library is deprecated and will be"
+      . " removed in the next major release of perl. Please use the"
+      . " Term::Cap module instead." );
+
 ;#
 ;# Usage:
 ;#	require 'ioctl.pl';
@@ -13,8 +29,8 @@ sub Tgetent {
     local($TERM) = @_;
     local($TERMCAP,$_,$entry,$loop,$field);
 
-    warn "Tgetent: no ospeed set" unless $ospeed;
-    foreach $key (keys(TC)) {
+    # warn "Tgetent: no ospeed set" unless $ospeed;
+    foreach $key (keys %TC) {
 	delete $TC{$key};
     }
     $TERM = $ENV{'TERM'} unless $TERM;