Deprecate isFOO_utf8() macros

[perl5.git] / pod / perldelta.pod

diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod
index 372b5fe..472d45b 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perldelta.pod
+++ b/pod/perldelta.pod
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ New versions of macros like C<isALPHA_utf8> have been added, each with the
 suffix C<_safe>, like C<isSPACE_utf8_safe>.  These take an extra
 parameter, giving an upper limit of how far into the string it is safe
 to read.  Using the old versions could cause attempts to read beyond the
-end of the input buffer if the UTF-8 is not well-formed.  Details are at
+end of the input buffer if the UTF-8 is not well-formed, and their use
+now raises a deprecation warning.  Details are at
 L<perlapi/Character classification>.
 
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