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+2004-10-07 Paul Jakma <paul@dishone.st>
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+	* bump version to 0.97.0, release imminent.
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 2004-10-07  Greg Troxel  <gdt@sunpal7.mit.edu>
 
 	* configure.ac: remove -Wpacked; 2.95.3 doesn't support it.