Deprecate al/AL for removal in 3.0.
diff --git a/Lib/plat-irix5/AL.py b/Lib/plat-irix5/AL.py
index ec941a2..3b43d2c 100755
--- a/Lib/plat-irix5/AL.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-irix5/AL.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+from warnings import warnpy3k
+warnpy3k("the AL module has been removed in Python 3.0", stacklevel=2)
+del warnpy3k
+
 RATE_48000      = 48000
 RATE_44100      = 44100
 RATE_32000      = 32000
diff --git a/Lib/plat-irix6/AL.py b/Lib/plat-irix6/AL.py
index ec941a2..3b43d2c 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-irix6/AL.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-irix6/AL.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+from warnings import warnpy3k
+warnpy3k("the AL module has been removed in Python 3.0", stacklevel=2)
+del warnpy3k
+
 RATE_48000      = 48000
 RATE_44100      = 44100
 RATE_32000      = 32000
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_al.py b/Lib/test/test_al.py
index 54496c1..688576d 100755
--- a/Lib/test/test_al.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_al.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 """Whimpy test script for the al module
    Roger E. Masse
 """
-import al
-from test.test_support import verbose
+from test.test_support import verbose, import_module
+al = import_module('al', deprecated=True)
 
 alattrs = ['__doc__', '__name__', 'getdefault', 'getminmax', 'getname', 'getparams',
            'newconfig', 'openport', 'queryparams', 'setparams']
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py b/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
index be18188..ecd94c4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
     all_platforms = ('audiodev', 'imputil', 'mutex', 'user', 'new', 'rexec',
                         'Bastion', 'compiler', 'dircache', 'fpformat',
                         'ihooks', 'mhlib')
-    inclusive_platforms = {'irix' : ('pure',),
+    inclusive_platforms = {'irix' : ('pure', 'AL', 'al'),
                           'darwin' : ('autoGIL', 'Carbon', 'OSATerminology',
                                       'icglue', 'Nav', 'MacOS', 'aepack', 'aetools',
                                       'aetypes', 'applesingle', 'appletrawmain',
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 9869c0f..8dadbe7 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- The al and AL modules for IRIX have been deprecated for removal in
+  Python 3.0.
+
 - #1713041: fix pprint's handling of maximum depth.
 
 - The timing module has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
diff --git a/Modules/almodule.c b/Modules/almodule.c
index 0a45d2e..7f48fff 100644
--- a/Modules/almodule.c
+++ b/Modules/almodule.c
@@ -1994,6 +1994,10 @@
 {
 	PyObject *m, *d, *x;
 
+	if (PyErr_WarnPy3k("the al module has been removed in "
+	                   "Python 3.0", 2) < 0)
+	    return;	
+
 	/* Create the module and add the functions */
 	m = Py_InitModule4("al", al_methods,
 		al_module_documentation,