@@ -3562,6 +3562,8 @@ 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;
@@ -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)