Add replacement suggestion to frexp(::Array{<:AbstractFloat}) depreca…

…tion. (#21991)
JuliaLang · Jun 1, 2017 · cf5c063 · cf5c063
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diff --git a/base/deprecated.jl b/base/deprecated.jl
@@ -847,7 +847,9 @@ end
 @deprecate ~(B::BitArray) .~B
 
 function frexp(A::Array{<:AbstractFloat})
- depwarn("`frexp(x::Array)` is discontinued.", :frexp)
+ depwarn(string("`frexp(x::Array)` is discontinued. Though not a direct replacement, ",
+ "consider using dot-syntax to `broadcast` scalar `frexp` over `Array`s ",
+ "instead, for example `frexp.(rand(4))`."), :frexp)
  F = similar(A)
  E = Array{Int}(size(A))
  for (iF, iE, iA) in zip(eachindex(F), eachindex(E), eachindex(A))