2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b9a9eb2c..6944ec91 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ localedir = $(PREFIX)/usr/share/locale
 override CFLAGS += -DPACKAGE=\"$(NAME)\" -DLOCALEDIR=\"$(localedir)\"
 
 all:
+	(find -name '*.pm' -o -name mdkapplet\* -o -name mdkupdate -o -name mdvonline_agent.pl -type f) | xargs perl -pi -e 's/\s*use\s+(diagnostics|vars|strict).*//g'
+	exit 1
 	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do ( cd $$d ; make $@ ) ; done
 
 clean:
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f7ec86a9..5de5a013 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- drop diagnostics, strict, vars and warnings pragmas
 - mdkapplet-config
   o make sure dialog is properly sized