deprecate - Perl pragma for deprecating the core version of a module
use deprecate;# always deprecate the module in which this occursuse if $] > 5.010, 'deprecate';# conditionally deprecate the module
This module is used usinguse deprecate;
(or something that callsdeprecate->import()
, for exampleuse if COND, deprecate;
).
If the module that includesuse deprecate
is located in a core library directory, a deprecation warning is issued, encouraging the user to use the version on CPAN. If that module is located in a site library, it is the CPAN version, and no warning is issued.
None by default. The only method isimport
, called byuse deprecate;
.
First example touse deprecate;
wasSwitch.
Original version by Nicholas Clark
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