Deprecate webAppCreator, encourage using the getting started guide

niloc132 · Dec 29, 2023 · 8fdc1dc · 8fdc1dc
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diff --git a/user/src/com/google/gwt/user/tools/WebAppCreator.java b/user/src/com/google/gwt/user/tools/WebAppCreator.java
@@ -456,6 +456,10 @@ private abstract static class Procrastinator {
   }
 
   public static void main(String[] args) {
+    System.err.println("WebAppCreator is deprecated - please refer to " +
+            "https://www.gwtproject.org/gettingstarted.html for other ways to create a new " +
+            "application with GWT, including with Maven archetypes. These encourage better " +
+            "separation of classpaths, and do not need IDE-specific setup.");
     System.exit(doMain(args) ? 0 : 1);
   }