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 - Starting to intentionally use C99 in the codebase. API headers are still
   supposed to be compatible to C89.
-- There is a make check target now that tests some text transformations.
+- There is a make check target now with some simple tests.
   It is an open question how that should be developed in relation to the
   external regression and compliance test suite.
 - Finally silenced memory checkers about leaking memory from getlopt()