diff --git a/libs/midi++2/factory.cc b/libs/midi++2/factory.cc
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--- a/libs/midi++2/factory.cc
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-/*
-    Copyright (C) 1998-99 Paul Barton-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.
-
-    $Id$
-*/
-
-#include <cassert>
-#include <stdint.h>
-
-#include "pbd/error.h"
-#include "pbd/convert.h"
-
-#include "midi++/types.h"
-#include "midi++/factory.h"
-
-#include "midi++/jack.h"
-
-using namespace std;
-using namespace MIDI;
-using namespace PBD;
-
-
-bool 
-PortFactory::ignore_duplicate_devices (Port::Type type)
-{
-	bool ret = false;
-
-	switch (type) {
-
-	case Port::JACK_Midi:
-		ret = true;
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-std::string
-PortFactory::default_port_type ()
-{
-	return "jack";
-}
-
-Port::Type
-PortFactory::string_to_type (const string& xtype)
-{
-	if (strings_equal_ignore_case (xtype, JACK_MidiPort::typestring)) {
-		return Port::JACK_Midi;
-	}
-
-	return Port::Unknown;
-}
-
-string
-PortFactory::mode_to_string (int mode)
-{
-	if (mode == O_RDONLY) {
-		return "input";
-	} else if (mode == O_WRONLY) {
-		return "output";
-	} 
-
-	return "duplex";
-}
-
-int
-PortFactory::string_to_mode (const string& str)
-{
-	if (strings_equal_ignore_case (str, "output") || strings_equal_ignore_case (str, "out")) {
-		return O_WRONLY;
-	} else if (strings_equal_ignore_case (str, "input") || strings_equal_ignore_case (str, "in")) {
-		return O_RDONLY;
-	}
-
-	return O_RDWR;
-}