Scott Gray wrote: > On 22/01/2010, at 11:14 AM, Adam Heath wrote: > >> Scott Gray wrote: >>> A good majority of the deprecated methods prior to the last release were >>> deprecated using the javadoc style: /** @deprecated */ >>> I updated them post release to use the actual @Deprecated annotation, any >>> opinions on whether we're okay to remove them now or would we be better to >>> wait? >> Does javac warn if only javadoc deprecation is used? > > After a quick test, the answer is yes. Leaves me wondering what the point of > the annotation is.
Don't use a modern compiler that actually understands the annotation. Use an older compiler that only understands the javadoc.
