GNU a2ps - News: a2ps 4.14.90 released [alpha]
a2ps 4.14.90 released [alpha]
Item posted by Reuben Thomas <rrt> on Sun 17 Jul 2022 07:19:12 PM UTC.
I’m delighted to announce a new alpha release of GNU a2ps. This release involves minimal changes to functionality, but involves a considerable update to the build system and code cleanup and simplification, as well as bug fixes. See below for more details.
I am particularly keen to hear from users and packagers about this release, as I plan to make a stable 4.15 release soon.
* Noteworthy changes in release 4.14.90 (2022-07-17) [alpha]
* This is an alpha release, owing to the considerable changes since the
last version.
* New maintainer, Reuben Thomas.
* Build:
- Updated and fixed the build system, using gnulib and modern Autotools.
- Remove OS/2 support.
- Require libpaper.
* Predefined delegations:
- Remove support for defunct Netscape and proprietary Acrobat Reader.
- Add lpr wrapper for automatic detection of different printing systems,
including CUPS support.
* Encodings:
- Use libre fonts for KOI-8.
- Composite fonts support.
* Documentation:
- Some English fixes.
- Man page for fixnt.
* Bug fixes:
- Fixes for security bugs CVE-2001-1593, CVE-2015-8107 and CVE-2014-0466.
- Minor bugs fixed.
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