Even with the workaround, installation of the patch produces better
output.
-GNU indent, version 1.9.1, has several bugs, and is not recommended.
-These bugs become pretty major when you are doing >200k lines of code.
+GNU indent, version 2.2.6, has several problems, and is not recommended.
+These bugs become pretty major when you are doing >400k lines of code.
If you don't believe me, take a directory and make a copy. Run pgindent
on the copy using GNU indent, and do a diff -r. You will see what I
mean. GNU indent does some things better, but mangles too.