diff --git a/instant.xml b/instant.xml
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/libs/pbd/pbd/forkexec.h b/libs/pbd/pbd/forkexec.h
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-/*
- Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Paul Davis
-
- This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- (at your option) any later version.
-
- This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- GNU General Public License for more details.
-
- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-
-*/
-
-#ifndef __forkexec_h__
-#define __forkexec_h__
-
-#include
-
-#include "pbd/libpbd_visibility.h"
-
-LIBPBD_API pid_t forkexec(char **argv, char **envp, int outpipe[2], int inpipe[2]);
-LIBPBD_API pid_t forkexec_cmd(char *cmd, char **envp, int outpipe[2], int inpipe[2]);
-
-#endif // __forkexec_h__