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  * fix: correct byte prefix size to 2 spaces in rate display, so progress display size remains constant at low transfer rates
  * cleanup: rewrote `configure.in` as per suggestions in newer "`autoconf`" manuals
  * cleanup: replaced `header.in` with one generated by "`autoheader`", moving custom logic to a separate header file "`config-aux.h`"
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