(commons-exec) 03/04: Deprecate StringUtils.StringUtils()

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commit 1225488195156c61e35a084586fc7f44ee831660
Author: Gary D. Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Feb 19 08:45:26 2025 -0500

    Deprecate StringUtils.StringUtils()
---
 src/changes/changes.xml                                     |  1 +
 src/main/java/org/apache/commons/exec/util/StringUtils.java | 12 +++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
index 756303ce..1e382ded 100644
--- a/src/changes/changes.xml
+++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
             <action type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Replace 
OS.OS_* use of Locale.ENGLISH with Locale.ROOT.</action>
             <action type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Deprecate 
DebugUtils.DebugUtils().</action>
             <action type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Deprecate 
MapUtils.MapUtils().</action>
+            <action type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Deprecate 
StringUtils.StringUtils().</action>
             <!-- UPDATE -->
             <action type="update" dev="ggregory" due-to="Dependabot, Gary 
Gregory">Bump org.apache.commons:commons-parent from 65 to 79 #174, #204, #212, 
#214, #219, #223, #226, #233.</action>
         </release>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/exec/util/StringUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/exec/util/StringUtils.java
index 05d85d8e..8cffa24c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/exec/util/StringUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/exec/util/StringUtils.java
@@ -231,4 +231,14 @@ public class StringUtils {
     public static String toString(final String[] strings, final String 
separator) {
         return String.join(separator, strings);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new instance.
+     *
+     * @deprecated Will be private in the next major version.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public StringUtils() {
+        // empty
+    }
+}