javac 1.5.0b40 rejects a deprecated parameter, but previous versions allowed
it. See 5004046 for the related spec issue

class test {
    int m (/** @deprecated comment's */ int j) {
        return j + 1;
    }
}

test.java:6: modifier deprecated not allowed here
    int m (/** @deprecated comment's */ int j) {
                                          ^
1 error