[Moved to DR at the April, 2013 meeting.]

Proposed resolution (August, 2012):

Change Clause Annex D [depr] paragraph 2 as follows:

These are deprecated features, where deprecated is defined as: Normative for the current edition of the Standard, but not guaranteed to be part of the Standard in having been identified as a candidate for removal from future revisions.

During the discussion of issues 167 and 174, it became apparent that there was no consensus on the meaning of deprecation. Some thought that deprecating a feature reflected an intent to remove it from the language. Others viewed it more as an encouragement to programmers not to use certain constructs, even though they might be supported in perpetuity.

There is a formal-sounding definition of deprecation in Annex Clause Annex D [depr] paragraph 2:

deprecated is defined as: Normative for the current edition of the Standard, but not guaranteed to be part of the Standard in future revisions.

This issue is intended to provide an avenue for discussing and resolving those questions, after which the original issues may be reopened if that is deemed desirable.