2 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/pkgcache.h b/apt-pkg/pkgcache.h
index d5d8fcad3..0b61b0048 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/pkgcache.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/pkgcache.h
@@ -604,8 +604,9 @@ struct pkgCache::VerFile
    map_pointer<VerFile> NextFile;
    /** \brief position in the package file */
    map_filesize_t Offset;         // File offset
-   /** @TODO document pkgCache::VerFile::Size */
-   map_filesize_t Size;
+#if APT_PKG_ABI <= 600
+   [[deprecated("No usage in src:apt, try MaxVerFileSize instead")]] map_filesize_t Size;
+#endif
 };
 									/*}}}*/
 // DescFile structure							/*{{{*/
diff --git a/apt-pkg/pkgcachegen.cc b/apt-pkg/pkgcachegen.cc
index 76dea6266..055b2e08e 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/pkgcachegen.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/pkgcachegen.cc
@@ -854,9 +854,14 @@ bool pkgCacheGenerator::NewFileVer(pkgCache::VerIterator &Ver,
    *Last = VF.MapPointer();
 
    VF->Offset = List.Offset();
-   VF->Size = List.Size();
-   if (Cache.HeaderP->MaxVerFileSize < VF->Size)
-      Cache.HeaderP->MaxVerFileSize = VF->Size;
+   auto const Size = List.Size();
+   if (Cache.HeaderP->MaxVerFileSize < Size)
+      Cache.HeaderP->MaxVerFileSize = Size;
+#if APT_PKG_ABI <= 600
+   APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
+   VF->Size = Size;
+   APT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
+#endif
    Cache.HeaderP->VerFileCount++;
 
    return true;