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Old 11-19-2015, 01:17 AM   #1
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there are sure a lot of 'warning: depreciated' signs


watching a package building script (slackbuild) going by... there are sure a lot of warnings about depreciation. does that mean the packages are likely to not work?
 
Old 11-19-2015, 01:26 AM   #2
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No, not usually. They mostly mean that the compiler is much newer than the programmer's habits and/or sections of the code, and are intended to notify code authors of things that are changing. I seriously doubt there is much code out there that does not generate some of these, but older code will likely cause more.

Also, the GNU compiler (gcc,g++) is noted for being very verbose in the messages that it generates, but no harm.

As long as it compiles without actual errors, it will almost certainly work as intended.

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Just as an aside, it's probably "deprecated," not "depreciated." (I know how hard it is to catch those messages as they fly by on the screen.) Wikepedia has a nice article on what it means: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprecation
 
Old 11-20-2015, 12:06 AM   #4
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The number of times I've seen that wrong word used ...
 
Old 11-20-2015, 12:08 AM   #5
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The number of times I've seen that wrong word used ...
Yes, well, good thing I'm learning Linux and not writing the next Strunck & White edition.
 
Old 11-20-2015, 09:55 PM   #6
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