Deprecate complete.pl with a warning

diff --git a/lib/complete.pl b/lib/complete.pl
index 925ce86..79a184a 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/complete.pl
+++ b/lib/complete.pl
@@ -2,12 +2,18 @@
 #
 # 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::Complete
-#
+
+warn( "The 'complete.pl' legacy library is deprecated and will be"
+      . " removed in the next major release of perl. Please use the"
+      . " Term::Complete module instead." );
+
 ;#      @(#)complete.pl,v1.1            (me@anywhere.EBay.Sun.COM) 09/23/91
 ;#
 ;# Author: Wayne Thompson