- Patch #998048 by jhodgdon: field_info_field() only works for active fields - document that.

modules/field/field.info.inc

@@ -605,7 +605,8 @@ function field_info_fields() {
  *
  * @param $field_name
  *   The name of the field to retrieve. $field_name can only refer to a
- *   non-deleted field.
+ *   non-deleted, active field. Use field_read_fields() to retrieve information
+ *   on deleted or inactive fields.
  *
  * @return
  *   The field array, as returned by field_read_fields(), with an