1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/g10/misc.c b/g10/misc.c
index f97db523e..8e541905d 100644
--- a/g10/misc.c
+++ b/g10/misc.c
@@ -637,3 +637,24 @@ hextobyte( const char *s )
 	return -1;
     return c;
 }
+
+void
+deprecated_warning(const char *configname,unsigned int configlineno,
+		   const char *option,const char *repl1,const char *repl2)
+{
+  if(configname)
+    {
+      if(strncmp("--",option,2)==0)
+	option+=2;
+
+      if(strncmp("--",repl1,2)==0)
+	repl1+=2;
+
+      log_info(_("%s:%d: deprecated option \"%s\"\n"),
+	       configname,configlineno,option);
+    }
+  else
+    log_info(_("WARNING: \"%s\" is a deprecated option\n"),option);
+
+  log_info(_("please use \"%s%s\" instead\n"),repl1,repl2);
+}