a2ps uses Automake's 'ansi2knr' option, but that's going to be removed

Stefano Lattarini <[email protected]> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:19:53 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.printing.a2ps.bugs
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hello a2ps developers.

I see that the a2ps package still uses Automake's 'ansi2knr' option
(in the `src/Makefile.am' and `lib/Makefile.am' files of the git
repository).  I want to inform you that that option will be deprecated
in the next minor Automake release (1.11.2), and will be removed
altogether in the next major Automake release (1.12).  I think this
is an acceptable move, since we should have finally reached the point
when one doesn't have to worry about non-ANSI C compilers anymore (I
mean, C compilers that understands only K&R C, and not C89).

See this thread on automake's list for more details:
 <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2011-06/msg00007.html>

Regards,
  Stefano