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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml
index 36bd318e1de..0bc1976c15e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname>createlang</refname>
- <refpurpose>define a new <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> procedural language</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>install a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> procedural language</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<indexterm zone="app-createlang">
@@ -40,12 +40,22 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<title>Description</title>
<para>
- <application>createlang</application> is a utility for adding a new
- programming language to a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database.
+ <application>createlang</application> is a utility for adding a
+ procedural language to a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
<application>createlang</application> is just a wrapper around the
- <xref linkend="sql-createlanguage">
- command.
+ <xref linkend="sql-createextension"> SQL command.
</para>
+
+ <caution>
+ <para>
+ <application>createlang</application> is deprecated and may be removed
+ in a future <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> release. Direct use
+ of the <command>CREATE EXTENSION</> command is recommended instead.
+ </para>
+ </caution>
</refsect1>
@@ -60,8 +70,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<term><replaceable class="parameter">langname</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Specifies the name of the procedural programming language to be
- defined.
+ Specifies the name of the procedural language to be installed.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -273,6 +282,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<simplelist type="inline">
<member><xref linkend="app-droplang"></member>
+ <member><xref linkend="sql-createextension"></member>
<member><xref linkend="sql-createlanguage"></member>
</simplelist>
</refsect1>