diff --git a/include/wx/ptr_scpd.h b/include/wx/ptr_scpd.h
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+++ b/include/wx/ptr_scpd.h
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+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Name:        wx/ptr_scpd.h
+// Purpose:     compatibility wrapper for wxScoped{Ptr,Array}
+// Author:      Vadim Zeitlin
+// Created:     2009-02-03
+// RCS-ID:      $Id$
+// Copyright:   (c) 2009 Vadim Zeitlin <vadim@wxwidgets.org>
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// do not include this file in any new code, include either wx/scopedptr.h or
+// wx/scopedarray.h (or both) instead
+#include "wx/scopedarray.h"
+#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
diff --git a/include/wx/ptr_shrd.h b/include/wx/ptr_shrd.h
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+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Name:        wx/ptr_shrd.h
+// Purpose:     compatibility wrapper for wx/sharedptr.h
+// Author:      Vadim Zeitlin
+// Created:     2009-02-03
+// RCS-ID:      $Id$
+// Copyright:   (c) 2009 Vadim Zeitlin <vadim@wxwidgets.org>
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// do not include this file in any new code, include wx/sharedptr.h instead
+#include "wx/sharedptr.h"