2 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/.github/os_detect.sh b/.github/os_detect.sh
index ee9c145d..47c762d3 100644
--- a/.github/os_detect.sh
+++ b/.github/os_detect.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
+
+. /etc/os-release
+
 # workaround for really bare-bones Archlinux containers:
 if [ -x "$(command -v pacman)" ]; then
     pacman --noconfirm -Sy
     pacman --noconfirm -S grep gawk sed
 fi
 
+if [ ${ID} == "fedora" -a ${VERSION_ID} -gt 41 ]; then
+    dnf install -y gawk
+fi
+
 os_release_file=
 if [ -s "/etc/os-release" ]; then
   os_release_file="/etc/os-release"
diff --git a/plugins/check_http.c b/plugins/check_http.c
index baff682a..8e0c15ec 100644
--- a/plugins/check_http.c
+++ b/plugins/check_http.c
@@ -1724,6 +1724,16 @@ print_help (void)
   printf ("%s\n", _("strings and regular expressions, check connection times, and report on"));
   printf ("%s\n", _("certificate expiration times."));
 
+  printf ("\n");
+  printf ("%s\n", _("ATTENTION!"));
+  printf ("\n");
+  printf ("%s\n", _("THIS PLUGIN IS DEPRECATED. The functionality was reimplemented by the"));
+  printf ("%s\n", _("check_curl plugin, which can be used as a drop-in replacement. You should"));
+  printf ("%s\n", _("migrate your checks over to check_curl, because check_http is going to be"));
+  printf ("%s\n", _("removed sooner than later. Just replace check_http with check_curl in your"));
+  printf ("%s\n", _("check command definitions."));
+  printf ("%s\n", _("Report issues to: https://github.com/monitoring-plugins/monitoring-plugins/issues"));
+
   printf ("\n\n");
 
   print_usage ();