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diff --git a/gcc/doc/extend.texi b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
index 43bebf9..6b626e2 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/extend.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
@@ -2065,6 +2065,7 @@ objects (@pxref{C++ Attributes}).
These attributes are not currently implemented for Objective-C@.
@item deprecated
+@itemx deprecated (@var{msg})
@cindex @code{deprecated} attribute.
The @code{deprecated} attribute results in a warning if the function
is used anywhere in the source file. This is useful when identifying
@@ -2080,7 +2081,9 @@ int old_fn ();
int (*fn_ptr)() = old_fn;
@end smallexample
-results in a warning on line 3 but not line 2.
+results in a warning on line 3 but not line 2. The optional msg
+argument, which must be a string, will be printed in the warning if
+present.
The @code{deprecated} attribute can also be used for variables and
types (@pxref{Variable Attributes}, @pxref{Type Attributes}.)
@@ -3845,6 +3848,7 @@ These attributes override the default chosen by the
@option{-fno-common} and @option{-fcommon} flags respectively.
@item deprecated
+@itemx deprecated (@var{msg})
@cindex @code{deprecated} attribute
The @code{deprecated} attribute results in a warning if the variable
is used anywhere in the source file. This is useful when identifying
@@ -3860,7 +3864,9 @@ extern int old_var;
int new_fn () @{ return old_var; @}
@end smallexample
-results in a warning on line 3 but not line 2.
+results in a warning on line 3 but not line 2. The optional msg
+argument, which must be a string, will be printed in the warning if
+present.
The @code{deprecated} attribute can also be used for functions and
types (@pxref{Function Attributes}, @pxref{Type Attributes}.)
@@ -4490,6 +4496,7 @@ not referenced, but contain constructors and destructors that have
nontrivial bookkeeping functions.
@item deprecated
+@itemx deprecated (@var{msg})
The @code{deprecated} attribute results in a warning if the type
is used anywhere in the source file. This is useful when identifying
types that are expected to be removed in a future version of a program.
@@ -4512,7 +4519,9 @@ T3 z __attribute__ ((deprecated));
results in a warning on line 2 and 3 but not lines 4, 5, or 6. No
warning is issued for line 4 because T2 is not explicitly
deprecated. Line 5 has no warning because T3 is explicitly
-deprecated. Similarly for line 6.
+deprecated. Similarly for line 6. The optional msg
+argument, which must be a string, will be printed in the warning if
+present.
The @code{deprecated} attribute can also be used for functions and
variables (@pxref{Function Attributes}, @pxref{Variable Attributes}.)