diff --git a/src/libCom/misc/compilerDependencies.h b/src/libCom/misc/compilerDependencies.h
index 3f3003737..4d451469e 100644
--- a/src/libCom/misc/compilerDependencies.h
+++ b/src/libCom/misc/compilerDependencies.h
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 
 /*************************************************************************\
-* Copyright (c) 2002 The University of Chicago, as Operator of Argonne
+* Copyright (c) 2008 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
 *     National Laboratory.
 * Copyright (c) 2002 The Regents of the University of California, as
 *     Operator of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
-* EPICS BASE Versions 3.13.7
-* and higher are distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
 * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
 \*************************************************************************/
 
@@ -93,4 +92,13 @@
 # define EPICS_PRINTF_STYLE(f,a)
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Deprecation marker
+ */
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+# define EPICS_DEPRECATED __attribute__((deprecated))
+#else
+# define EPICS_DEPRECATED
+#endif
+
 #endif  /* ifndef compilerDependencies_h */