perl-5.6.0 + local changes

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/lib/bigint.pl b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/lib/bigint.pl
index adeb17f28a9..4044f7f6348 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/lib/bigint.pl
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/lib/bigint.pl
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 package bigint;
-
+#
+# This library is no longer being maintained, and is included for backward
+# compatibility with Perl 4 programs which may require it.
+#
+# In particular, this should not be used as an example of modern Perl
+# programming techniques.
+#
+# Suggested alternative:  Math::BigInt
+#
 # arbitrary size integer math package
 #
 # by Mark Biggar