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-This directory is shared between the HEAD and the LIBGTOP_STABLE_1_0
-branch (`LIBGTOP_STABLE_1_0' is just an ordinary tag and no branch tag
-here).
-
-Whenever we make a new release of LibGTop 1.0.x, we'll move that tag to
-point to a "stable" version of the documentation.
-
-May 16, 1999
-Martin Baulig