Long time ago ;) Well removing options is not uncommon for many programs.... and as far as I can see, there are some replacements, aren't they?
Just add an entry in the NEWS file and things should be fine. Cheers, Chris. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org