LinearTapeFileSystem / LinearTapeFileSystem/ltfs

make fails on OpenSUSE Tumbleweed 20260209

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Since Mar 4, 2026.

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Description

**Describe the bug**
The make step in the compilation instructions fails with the following error:
`
xml_writer.c:332:9: error: ISO C90 forbids mixed declarations and code [-Werror=declaration-after-statement]
332 | int retry_count = 0;
| ^~~
`

**To Reproduce**
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
1. While running OpenSUSE Tumbleweed 20260209 clone the repository
2. Install all dependencies
3. run make after running both autoconf.sh and config

**Expected behavior**
make should successfully build the binaries

**Desktop (please complete the following information):**
- OS: OpenSUSE Tumbleweed 20260209
- Kernel: 6.18.9-1-default

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