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

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