diff --git a/dos/bccdos.lrf b/dos/bccdos.lrf
index 06e48fba..641b2567 100644
--- a/dos/bccdos.lrf
+++ b/dos/bccdos.lrf
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 +addch.obj +addchstr.obj +addstr.obj +attr.obj +beep.obj +bkgd.obj &
-+border.obj +clear.obj +color.obj +delch.obj +deleteln.obj +getch.obj &
-+getstr.obj +getyx.obj +inch.obj +inchstr.obj +initscr.obj +inopts.obj &
-+insch.obj +insstr.obj +instr.obj +kernel.obj +keyname.obj +mouse.obj &
-+move.obj +outopts.obj +overlay.obj +pad.obj +printw.obj +refresh.obj &
-+scanw.obj +scr_dump.obj +scroll.obj +slk.obj +termattr.obj +terminfo.obj &
-+touch.obj +util.obj +window.obj +debug.obj +pdcclip.obj +pdcdisp.obj &
-+pdcgetsc.obj +pdckbd.obj +pdcscrn.obj +pdcsetsc.obj +pdcutil.obj ,lib.map
++border.obj +clear.obj +color.obj +delch.obj +deleteln.obj +deprec.obj &
++getch.obj +getstr.obj +getyx.obj +inch.obj +inchstr.obj +initscr.obj &
++inopts.obj & +insch.obj +insstr.obj +instr.obj +kernel.obj +keyname.obj &
++mouse.obj +move.obj +outopts.obj +overlay.obj +pad.obj +printw.obj &
++refresh.obj +scanw.obj +scr_dump.obj +scroll.obj +slk.obj +termattr.obj &
++terminfo.obj +touch.obj +util.obj +window.obj +debug.obj +pdcclip.obj &
++pdcdisp.obj +pdcgetsc.obj +pdckbd.obj +pdcscrn.obj +pdcsetsc.obj &
++pdcutil.obj ,lib.map
diff --git a/dos/mscdos.lrf b/dos/mscdos.lrf
index bc413903..38d5558c 100644
--- a/dos/mscdos.lrf
+++ b/dos/mscdos.lrf
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 -+color.obj &
 -+delch.obj &
 -+deleteln.obj &
+-+deprec.obj &
 -+getch.obj &
 -+getstr.obj &
 -+getyx.obj &
diff --git a/os2/bccos2.mak b/os2/bccos2.mak
index 68e91502..b6a5bf13 100644
--- a/os2/bccos2.mak
+++ b/os2/bccos2.mak
@@ -62,13 +62,14 @@ $(LIBCURSES) : $(LIBOBJS) $(PDCOBJS)
 	-del $@
 	$(LIBEXE) $@ \
 +addch.obj +addchstr.obj +addstr.obj +attr.obj +beep.obj +bkgd.obj \
-+border.obj +clear.obj +color.obj +delch.obj +deleteln.obj +getch.obj \
-+getstr.obj +getyx.obj +inch.obj +inchstr.obj +initscr.obj +inopts.obj \
-+insch.obj +insstr.obj +instr.obj +kernel.obj +keyname.obj +mouse.obj \
-+move.obj +outopts.obj +overlay.obj +pad.obj +printw.obj +refresh.obj \
-+scanw.obj +scr_dump.obj +scroll.obj +slk.obj +termattr.obj +terminfo.obj \
-+touch.obj +util.obj +window.obj +debug.obj +pdcclip.obj +pdcdisp.obj \
-+pdcgetsc.obj +pdckbd.obj +pdcscrn.obj +pdcsetsc.obj +pdcutil.obj ,lib.map
++border.obj +clear.obj +color.obj +delch.obj +deleteln.obj +deprec.obj \
++getch.obj +getstr.obj +getyx.obj +inch.obj +inchstr.obj +initscr.obj \
++inopts.obj +insch.obj +insstr.obj +instr.obj +kernel.obj +keyname.obj \
++mouse.obj +move.obj +outopts.obj +overlay.obj +pad.obj +printw.obj \
++refresh.obj +scanw.obj +scr_dump.obj +scroll.obj +slk.obj +termattr.obj \
++terminfo.obj +touch.obj +util.obj +window.obj +debug.obj +pdcclip.obj \
++pdcdisp.obj +pdcgetsc.obj +pdckbd.obj +pdcscrn.obj +pdcsetsc.obj \
++pdcutil.obj ,lib.map
 
 $(LIBPANEL) : $(PANOBJS)
 	-del $@
diff --git a/os2/iccos2.lrf b/os2/iccos2.lrf
index bc413903..38d5558c 100644
--- a/os2/iccos2.lrf
+++ b/os2/iccos2.lrf
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 -+color.obj &
 -+delch.obj &
 -+deleteln.obj &
+-+deprec.obj &
 -+getch.obj &
 -+getstr.obj &
 -+getyx.obj &
diff --git a/os2/iccos2.mak b/os2/iccos2.mak
index f9e73a37..1f4883b6 100644
--- a/os2/iccos2.mak
+++ b/os2/iccos2.mak
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ delch.obj: $(srcdir)\delch.c $(PDCURSES_HEADERS)
 deleteln.obj: $(srcdir)\deleteln.c $(PDCURSES_HEADERS)
 	$(BUILD) $(srcdir)\deleteln.c
 
+deprec.obj: $(srcdir)\deprec.c $(PDCURSES_HEADERS)
+	$(BUILD) $(srcdir)\deprec.c
+
 getch.obj: $(srcdir)\getch.c $(PDCURSES_HEADERS)
 	$(BUILD) $(srcdir)\getch.c
 
diff --git a/pdcurses/deprec.c b/pdcurses/deprec.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5047bf33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pdcurses/deprec.c
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/************************************************************************ 
+ * This file is part of PDCurses. PDCurses is public domain software;	*
+ * you may use it for any purpose. This software is provided AS IS with	*
+ * NO WARRANTY whatsoever.						*
+ *									*
+ * If you use PDCurses in an application, an acknowledgement would be	*
+ * appreciated, but is not mandatory. If you make corrections or	*
+ * enhancements to PDCurses, please forward them to the current		*
+ * maintainer for the benefit of other users.				*
+ *									*
+ * See the file maintain.er for details of the current maintainer.	*
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+#include <curspriv.h>
+
+RCSID("$Id: deprec.c,v 1.1 2007/01/07 22:20:06 wmcbrine Exp $");
+
+/* Deprecated functions. These should not be used, and will be removed
+   in the future. They're here solely for the benefit of certain
+   applications that linked to them in older versions of PDCurses. */
+
+bool PDC_check_bios_key(void)
+{
+	return PDC_check_key();
+}
+
+int PDC_get_bios_key(void)
+{
+	return PDC_get_key();
+}
+
+bool PDC_get_ctrl_break(void)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+int PDC_set_ctrl_break(bool setting)
+{
+	return OK;
+}
diff --git a/win32/bccwin32.mak b/win32/bccwin32.mak
index adbd9a3b..3b846ccb 100644
--- a/win32/bccwin32.mak
+++ b/win32/bccwin32.mak
@@ -60,13 +60,14 @@ $(LIBCURSES) : $(LIBOBJS) $(PDCOBJS)
 	-del $@
 	$(LIBEXE) $@ \
 +addch.obj +addchstr.obj +addstr.obj +attr.obj +beep.obj +bkgd.obj \
-+border.obj +clear.obj +color.obj +delch.obj +deleteln.obj +getch.obj \
-+getstr.obj +getyx.obj +inch.obj +inchstr.obj +initscr.obj +inopts.obj \
-+insch.obj +insstr.obj +instr.obj +kernel.obj +keyname.obj +mouse.obj \
-+move.obj +outopts.obj +overlay.obj +pad.obj +printw.obj +refresh.obj \
-+scanw.obj +scr_dump.obj +scroll.obj +slk.obj +termattr.obj +terminfo.obj \
-+touch.obj +util.obj +window.obj +debug.obj +pdcclip.obj +pdcdisp.obj \
-+pdcgetsc.obj +pdckbd.obj +pdcscrn.obj +pdcsetsc.obj +pdcutil.obj ,lib.map
++border.obj +clear.obj +color.obj +delch.obj +deleteln.obj +deprec.obj \
++getch.obj +getstr.obj +getyx.obj +inch.obj +inchstr.obj +initscr.obj \
++inopts.obj +insch.obj +insstr.obj +instr.obj +kernel.obj +keyname.obj \
++mouse.obj +move.obj +outopts.obj +overlay.obj +pad.obj +printw.obj \
++refresh.obj +scanw.obj +scr_dump.obj +scroll.obj +slk.obj +termattr.obj \
++terminfo.obj +touch.obj +util.obj +window.obj +debug.obj +pdcclip.obj \
++pdcdisp.obj +pdcgetsc.obj +pdckbd.obj +pdcscrn.obj +pdcsetsc.obj \
++pdcutil.obj ,lib.map
 
 $(LIBPANEL) : $(PANOBJS)
 	-del $@
diff --git a/win32/lccwin32.mak b/win32/lccwin32.mak
index 605557eb..b2c6aff4 100644
--- a/win32/lccwin32.mak
+++ b/win32/lccwin32.mak
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ clean:
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 LIBOBJS = addch.obj addchstr.obj addstr.obj attr.obj beep.obj bkgd.obj \
-border.obj clear.obj color.obj delch.obj deleteln.obj getch.obj \
+border.obj clear.obj color.obj delch.obj deleteln.obj deprec.obj getch.obj \
 getstr.obj getyx.obj inch.obj inchstr.obj initscr.obj inopts.obj \
 insch.obj insstr.obj instr.obj kernel.obj keyname.obj mouse.obj move.obj \
 outopts.obj overlay.obj pad.obj printw.obj refresh.obj scanw.obj \
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ delch.obj: $(srcdir)\delch.c
 deleteln.obj: $(srcdir)\deleteln.c
 	$(BUILD) $(srcdir)\$*.c
 
+deprec.obj: $(srcdir)\deprec.c
+	$(BUILD) $(srcdir)\$*.c
+
 getch.obj: $(srcdir)\getch.c
 	$(BUILD) $(srcdir)\$*.c
 
diff --git a/x11/Makefile.aix.in b/x11/Makefile.aix.in
index 27109e5d..e8c3233f 100644
--- a/x11/Makefile.aix.in
+++ b/x11/Makefile.aix.in
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ realclean: distclean
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 LIBOBJS = addch.o addchstr.o addstr.o attr.o beep.o bkgd.o border.o \
-clear.o color.o delch.o deleteln.o getch.o getstr.o getyx.o inch.o \
-inchstr.o initscr.o inopts.o insch.o insstr.o instr.o kernel.o keyname.o \
-mouse.o move.o outopts.o overlay.o pad.o printw.o refresh.o scanw.o \
-scr_dump.o scroll.o slk.o termattr.o terminfo.o touch.o util.o window.o \
-debug.o
+clear.o color.o delch.o deleteln.o deprec.o getch.o getstr.o getyx.o \
+inch.o inchstr.o initscr.o inopts.o insch.o insstr.o instr.o kernel.o \
+keyname.o mouse.o move.o outopts.o overlay.o pad.o printw.o refresh.o \
+scanw.o scr_dump.o scroll.o slk.o termattr.o terminfo.o touch.o util.o \
+window.o debug.o
 
 PDCOBJS = pdcclip.o pdcdisp.o pdcgetsc.o pdckbd.o pdcscrn.o pdcsetsc.o \
 pdcutil.o pdcx11.o x11.o sb.o ScrollBox.o
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ delch.o: $(srcdir)/delch.c
 deleteln.o: $(srcdir)/deleteln.c
 	$(BUILD) $(srcdir)/deleteln.c
 
+deprec.o: $(srcdir)/deprec.c
+	$(BUILD) $(srcdir)/deprec.c
+
 getch.o: $(srcdir)/getch.c
 	$(BUILD) $(srcdir)/getch.c
 
diff --git a/x11/Makefile.in b/x11/Makefile.in
index 81277852..c225eae5 100644
--- a/x11/Makefile.in
+++ b/x11/Makefile.in
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ realclean: distclean
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 LIBOBJS = addch.o addchstr.o addstr.o attr.o beep.o bkgd.o border.o \
-clear.o color.o delch.o deleteln.o getch.o getstr.o getyx.o inch.o \
-inchstr.o initscr.o inopts.o insch.o insstr.o instr.o kernel.o keyname.o \
-mouse.o move.o outopts.o overlay.o pad.o printw.o refresh.o scanw.o \
-scr_dump.o scroll.o slk.o termattr.o terminfo.o touch.o util.o window.o \
-debug.o
+clear.o color.o delch.o deleteln.o deprec.o getch.o getstr.o getyx.o \
+inch.o inchstr.o initscr.o inopts.o insch.o insstr.o instr.o kernel.o \
+keyname.o mouse.o move.o outopts.o overlay.o pad.o printw.o refresh.o \
+scanw.o scr_dump.o scroll.o slk.o termattr.o terminfo.o touch.o util.o \
+window.o debug.o
 
 PDCOBJS = pdcclip.o pdcdisp.o pdcgetsc.o pdckbd.o pdcscrn.o pdcsetsc.o \
 pdcutil.o pdcx11.o x11.o sb.o ScrollBox.o
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ delch.o: $(srcdir)/delch.c
 deleteln.o: $(srcdir)/deleteln.c
 	$(BUILD) $(srcdir)/deleteln.c
 
+deprec.o: $(srcdir)/deprec.c
+	$(BUILD) $(srcdir)/deprec.c
+
 getch.o: $(srcdir)/getch.c
 	$(BUILD) $(srcdir)/getch.c