Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
vl.c | 2 ++
qemu-deprecated.texi | 5 +++++
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 0db0aa0fa040..71d040257b34 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3552,6 +3552,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
no_shutdown = 1;
break;
case QEMU_OPTION_show_cursor:
+ warn_report("The -show-cursor option is deprecated, "
+ "use -display {sdl,gtk},show-cursor=on instead");
dpy.has_show_cursor = true;
dpy.show_cursor = true;
break;
diff --git a/qemu-deprecated.texi b/qemu-deprecated.texi
index 3d2a8ff54bae..ea4c5ca27f8e 100644
--- a/qemu-deprecated.texi
+++ b/qemu-deprecated.texi
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ QEMU 5.0 introduced an alternative syntax to specify the size of the translation
block cache, @option{-accel tcg,tb-size=}. The new syntax deprecates the
previously available @option{-tb-size} option.
+@subsection -show-cursor option (since 5.0)
+
+Use @option{-display sdl,show-cursor=on} or
+ @option{-display gtk,show-cursor=on} instead.
+
@section QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
@subsection change (since 2.5.0)
--
2.18.1
