\Header{Deprecated}{Deprecated Functions}
\alias{.Deprecated}{Deprecated}
\alias{.Provided}{Deprecated}
\alias{provide}{Deprecated}
\keyword{documentation}{Deprecated}
\keyword{utilities}{Deprecated}
\begin{Description}\relax
These functions are provided for compatibility with older versions of
\R{} only, and may be defunct as soon as of the next release.

\code{.Deprecated("<new name>")} is called from deprecated functions.

\code{provide} allows code to register the names of packages that it
encompasses.  The argument is stored in the list \code{.Provided}.
\code{provide} returns \code{FALSE} if the package was already present
in \code{.Provided} or among the packages in \code{search()}.  The main
use for \code{provide} is when multiple packages share code.  This is
most likely when the code implements features present in S(-PLUS) but
not in \R.\end{Description}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
.Deprecated(new)

provide(package)
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{SeeAlso}\relax
\code{\Link{Defunct}}\end{SeeAlso}

