--- coreutils-5.2.1/src/tail.c.orig	2004-10-07 21:35:28.606999816 -0400
+++ coreutils-5.2.1/src/tail.c	2004-10-07 21:37:33.184061224 -0400
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@
   const char *p = argv[1];
   const char *n_string = NULL;
   const char *n_string_end;
-  bool obsolete_usage;
+  bool obsolete_usage, obsolete_usage_posixly_correct;
 
   int t_from_start;
   int t_count_lines;
@@ -1364,12 +1364,13 @@
   if (argc < 2)
     return 0;
 
-  obsolete_usage = (posix2_version () < 200112) || !getenv ("POSIXLY_CORRECT");
+  obsolete_usage = (posix2_version () < 200112);
+  obsolete_usage_posixly_correct = !getenv ("POSIXLY_CORRECT");
 
   /* If P starts with `+' and the POSIX version predates 1003.1-2001,
      or if P starts with `-N' (where N is a digit), or `-l', then it
      is obsolescent.  Return zero otherwise.  */
-  if (! ((p[0] == '+' && obsolete_usage)
+  if (! ((p[0] == '+')
 	 || (p[0] == '-' && (p[1] == 'l' || ISDIGIT (p[1])))))
     return 0;
 
@@ -1486,10 +1487,11 @@
 
       if (! obsolete_usage)
 	{
-	  error (0, 0, _("`%s' option is obsolete; use `%s-%c %.*s'"),
+	  error (0, 0, _("`%s' option is obsolete; use `%s-%c %.*s' since this will be removed in the future"),
 		 argv[1], t_forever ? " -f" : "", t_count_lines ? 'n' : 'c',
 		 (int) (n_string_end - n_string), n_string);
-	  usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
+	if (!obsolete_usage_posixly_correct)
+		  usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
       /* Set globals.  */