sync from upstream up to 22:14a375563e2b

This includes the following commits:

changeset:   22:14a375563e2b
summary:     chang "while" command to "type -P" in bash based configure

changeset:   21:c4bf7c0f33d2
summary:     updated codec paper for RS01 life cycle

changeset:   20:dbcaad8128aa
summary:     replaced build count with mercurial changeset

changeset:   19:fba258a6acfa
summary:     Added tag 0.79.10 for changeset 49950be5a2ef

changeset:   18:49950be5a2ef
summary:     merged some debian patches

changeset:   17:815be3929c41
summary:     merged "easy" patches from Stéphane Lesimple's version

changeset:   16:7d15f8a958cb
summary:     Made printf format strings 32/64bit safe as suggested by Stéphane;

changeset:   15:1055a53b8d6d
summary:     reorganized code for --with-gui=[yes|no] option

changeset:   14:fbe2ae12a32c
summary:     Added tag 0.79.9 for changeset f2fdd6d3a1f5

changeset:   13:f2fdd6d3a1f5
summary:     updated TODO and CHANGELOG

And other changes that were needed to resolve the (many) conflicts.

CREDITS.en

@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ Phil Karn
    special needs, you should get the original thing if you're 
    interested in incorporating RS codes into your application.
 
+Stéphane Lesimple <stephane@lesimple.fr>
+   for keeping the project alive in his own GIT repository, and
+   for supplying patches, enhancements and the Windows version.
+
 Daniel Nylander (info@danielnylander.se)
    provides and maintains the Swedish translation.