From 8fdc1dc1824e122af259c0630b70c98ae29d0cd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Colin Alworth Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2023 08:45:52 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Deprecate webAppCreator, encourage using the getting started guide --- user/src/com/google/gwt/user/tools/WebAppCreator.java | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/user/src/com/google/gwt/user/tools/WebAppCreator.java b/user/src/com/google/gwt/user/tools/WebAppCreator.java index eba228a8db3..b787baaf97f 100644 --- 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); }