--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -12028,7 +12028,7 @@ fi
 ## Check for optional  header files
 
 
-for ac_header in ifaddrs.h ieee1284.h
+for ac_header in ifaddrs.h
 do
 as_ac_Header=`$as_echo "ac_cv_header_$ac_header" | $as_tr_sh`
 if { as_var=$as_ac_Header; eval "test \"\${$as_var+set}\" = set"; }; then
@@ -13648,235 +13648,6 @@ case $host in
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define HOST_OS LINUX
 _ACEOF
-
-
-for ac_header in ieee1284.h
-do
-as_ac_Header=`$as_echo "ac_cv_header_$ac_header" | $as_tr_sh`
-if { as_var=$as_ac_Header; eval "test \"\${$as_var+set}\" = set"; }; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_header... " >&6; }
-if { as_var=$as_ac_Header; eval "test \"\${$as_var+set}\" = set"; }; then
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-fi
-ac_res=`eval 'as_val=${'$as_ac_Header'}
-		 $as_echo "$as_val"'`
-	       { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_res" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_res" >&6; }
-else
-  # Is the header compilable?
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking $ac_header usability" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking $ac_header usability... " >&6; }
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-$ac_includes_default
-#include <$ac_header>
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
-$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } && {
-	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
-	 test ! -s conftest.err
-       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
-  ac_header_compiler=yes
-else
-  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-	ac_header_compiler=no
-fi
-
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_header_compiler" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_header_compiler" >&6; }
-
-# Is the header present?
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking $ac_header presence" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking $ac_header presence... " >&6; }
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <$ac_header>
-_ACEOF
-if { (ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
-$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } >/dev/null && {
-	 test -z "$ac_c_preproc_warn_flag$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
-	 test ! -s conftest.err
-       }; then
-  ac_header_preproc=yes
-else
-  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-  ac_header_preproc=no
-fi
-
-rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_ext
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_header_preproc" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_header_preproc" >&6; }
-
-# So?  What about this header?
-case $ac_header_compiler:$ac_header_preproc:$ac_c_preproc_warn_flag in
-  yes:no: )
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: accepted by the compiler, rejected by the preprocessor!" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: accepted by the compiler, rejected by the preprocessor!" >&2;}
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the compiler's result" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the compiler's result" >&2;}
-    ac_header_preproc=yes
-    ;;
-  no:yes:* )
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: present but cannot be compiled" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: present but cannot be compiled" >&2;}
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header:     check for missing prerequisite headers?" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header:     check for missing prerequisite headers?" >&2;}
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: see the Autoconf documentation" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: see the Autoconf documentation" >&2;}
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\"" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header:     section \"Present But Cannot Be Compiled\"" >&2;}
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;}
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: $ac_header: in the future, the compiler will take precedence" >&2;}
-
-    ;;
-esac
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_header... " >&6; }
-if { as_var=$as_ac_Header; eval "test \"\${$as_var+set}\" = set"; }; then
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  eval "$as_ac_Header=\$ac_header_preproc"
-fi
-ac_res=`eval 'as_val=${'$as_ac_Header'}
-		 $as_echo "$as_val"'`
-	       { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_res" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_res" >&6; }
-
-fi
-as_val=`eval 'as_val=${'$as_ac_Header'}
-		 $as_echo "$as_val"'`
-   if test "x$as_val" = x""yes; then
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define `$as_echo "HAVE_$ac_header" | $as_tr_cpp` 1
-_ACEOF
-
-else
-  { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: ( required header file ieee1284.h missing)" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: error: ( required header file ieee1284.h missing)" >&2;}
-   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
-fi
-
-done
-
-
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for ieee1284_open in -lieee1284" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for ieee1284_open in -lieee1284... " >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_ieee1284_ieee1284_open+set}" = set; then
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lieee1284  $LIBS"
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
-   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-char ieee1284_open ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-return ieee1284_open ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
-$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } && {
-	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
-	 test ! -s conftest.err
-       } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext && {
-	 test "$cross_compiling" = yes ||
-	 $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext
-       }; then
-  ac_cv_lib_ieee1284_ieee1284_open=yes
-else
-  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-	ac_cv_lib_ieee1284_ieee1284_open=no
-fi
-
-rm -rf conftest.dSYM
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_ieee1284_ieee1284_open" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_ieee1284_ieee1284_open" >&6; }
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_ieee1284_ieee1284_open" = x""yes; then
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_LIBIEEE1284 1
-_ACEOF
-
-  LIBS="-lieee1284 $LIBS"
-
-else
-  { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: Library not found" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: error: Library not found" >&2;}
-   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
-fi
 ;;
 
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