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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/open2.pl b/lib/open2.pl
index 8cf08c2e8b..5c24a3c1b2 100644
--- a/lib/open2.pl
+++ b/lib/open2.pl
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# This legacy library is deprecated and will be removed in a future
+# release of perl.
+#
# This is a compatibility interface to IPC::Open2. New programs should
# do
#
@@ -7,6 +10,10 @@
#
# require 'open2.pl';
+warn( "The 'open2.pl' legacy library is deprecated and will be"
+ . " removed in the next major release of perl. Please use the"
+ . " IPC::Open2 module instead." );
+
package main;
use IPC::Open2 'open2';
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