On Thursday 16 June 2011, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > On Thursday 16 June 2011, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > > Hi Bob. > > > > On Thursday 16 June 2011, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: > > > On Wed, 15 Jun 2011, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > > > >> > > > > Problem: it seems that there are few (and luckily only few) active > > > > packages > > > > that still use the `ansi2knr' option: > > > > 1. The latest version (8c) of the libjpeg implementation from IJG > > > > (Independent > > > > JPEG Group, <http://www.ijg.org/>); see the `configure.ac' file from > > > > the > > > > archive <http://www.ijg.org/files/jpegsrc.v8c.tar.gz> > > > > > > I created most of the libjpeg build configury. The official > > > maintainer (Guido Vollbeding) added the extra AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE > > > options. > > > > > > > So, maybe it would be worthwhile to directly inform the maintainers of > > > > the > > > > packages mentioned above that still use de-ANSI-fication feature about > > > > its > > > > oncoming deprecation and removal. WDYT? > > > > > > If they do not hear about it, I am sure that they will learn once the > > > option stops working. > > > > > OK, then I'll save myself the trouble. > > > > Thanks, > > Stefano > > > Well, we've informed those projects anyway in the end; hope that it'll > be helpful. > Yes, it has been: the maintainers of all those projects have answered (thanks!) and agreed to remove the use of 'ansi2knr'.
I've thus pushed the patch. Regards, Stefano
