Deprecate termcap.pl with a warning

diff --git a/lib/termcap.pl b/lib/termcap.pl
index f295a2d..8c7381b 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/termcap.pl
+++ b/lib/termcap.pl
@@ -2,12 +2,19 @@
 #
 # 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';