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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml index f20500709c..0ccca37a9d 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1997</year><year>2017</year> + <year>1997</year><year>2016</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -356,10 +356,12 @@ true <p>Finds the source filename and compiler options for a module. The result can be fed to <seealso marker="compiler:compile#file/2"> <c>compile:file/2</c></seealso> to compile the file again.</p> - <warning><p>It is not recommended to use this function. If possible, - use the <seealso marker="beam_lib"><c>beam_lib(3)</c></seealso> - module to extract the abstract code format from the Beam file and - compile that instead.</p></warning> + <warning> + <p>This function is deprecated. Use <seealso marker="filelib#find_source/1"> + <c>filelib:find_source/1</c></seealso> instead for finding source files.</p> + <p>If possible, use the <seealso marker="beam_lib"><c>beam_lib(3)</c></seealso> + module to extract the compiler options and the abstract code + format from the Beam file and compile that instead.</p></warning> <p>Argument <c><anno>Beam</anno></c>, which can be a string or an atom, specifies either the module name or the path to the source code, with or without extension <c>".erl"</c>. In either |