Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/util-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/util-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.43.2.17 -r1.43.2.18
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/util-procs.tcl	29 Aug 2022 14:25:41 -0000	1.43.2.17
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/util-procs.tcl	29 Aug 2022 14:30:37 -0000	1.43.2.18
@@ -529,8 +529,12 @@
 }
 
 
-ad_proc -public template::util::nvl { value value_if_null } {
+ad_proc -deprecated template::util::nvl { value value_if_null } {
     Analogous to SQL NVL
+
+    DEPRECATED: a plain Tcl oneliner can easily replace this proc
+
+    @see expr {$value ne "" ? $value : $value_if_null}
 } {
     if {$value eq ""} {
         return $value_if_null