diff --git a/spritz/tools/README b/spritz/tools/README
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-The Tools directory contains tools to support the Makefile.
-
-The tools is not included in the tarball, they only exist in the repository
-
-TOOLS:
-
-git2cl
-======
-git2cl is a tool to create GNU Changelog from a git repository.
-
-Homepage:
-http://josefsson.org/git2cl/
-
-git Repository:
-http://repo.or.cz/w/git2cl.git
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diff --git a/spritz/tools/git2cl b/spritz/tools/git2cl
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-#!/usr/bin/perl
-
-# Copyright (C) 2007 Simon Josefsson.
-#
-# The functions mywrap, last_line_len, wrap_log_entry are derived from
-# the cvs2cl tool, see <http://www.red-bean.com/cvs2cl/>:
-# Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003,2004 Martyn J. Pearce <fluffy@cpan.org>
-# Copyright (C) 1999 Karl Fogel <kfogel@red-bean.com>
-#
-# git2cl 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, or (at your option)
-# any later version.
-#
-# git2cl 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 git2cl; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
-# Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
-# 02111-1307, USA.
-
-use strict;
-use Date::Parse qw(strptime);
-use POSIX qw(strftime);
-use Text::Wrap qw(wrap);
-
-use constant EMPTY_LOG_MESSAGE => '*** empty log message ***';
-
-sub mywrap {
-    my ($indent1, $indent2, @text) = @_;
-    # If incoming text looks preformatted, don't get clever
-    my $text = Text::Wrap::wrap($indent1, $indent2, @text);
-    if ( grep /^\s+/m, @text ) {
-	return $text;
-    }
-    my @lines = split /\n/, $text;
-    $indent2 =~ s!^((?: {8})+)!"\t" x (length($1)/8)!e;
-    $lines[0] =~ s/^$indent1\s+/$indent1/;
-    s/^$indent2\s+/$indent2/
-	for @lines[1..$#lines];
-    my $newtext = join "\n", @lines;
-    $newtext .= "\n"
-	if substr($text, -1) eq "\n";
-    return $newtext;
-}
-
-sub last_line_len {
-    my $files_list = shift;
-    my @lines = split (/\n/, $files_list);
-    my $last_line = pop (@lines);
-    return length ($last_line);
-}
-
-# A custom wrap function, sensitive to some common constructs used in
-# log entries.
-sub wrap_log_entry {
-    my $text = shift;                  # The text to wrap.
-    my $left_pad_str = shift;          # String to pad with on the left.
-
-    # These do NOT take left_pad_str into account:
-    my $length_remaining = shift;      # Amount left on current line.
-    my $max_line_length  = shift;      # Amount left for a blank line.
-
-    my $wrapped_text = '';             # The accumulating wrapped entry.
-    my $user_indent = '';              # Inherited user_indent from prev line.
-
-    my $first_time = 1;                # First iteration of the loop?
-    my $suppress_line_start_match = 0; # Set to disable line start checks.
-
-    my @lines = split (/\n/, $text);
-    while (@lines)   # Don't use `foreach' here, it won't work.
-    {
-	my $this_line = shift (@lines);
-	chomp $this_line;
-
-	if ($this_line =~ /^(\s+)/) {
-	    $user_indent = $1;
-	}
-	else {
-	    $user_indent = '';
-	}
-
-	# If it matches any of the line-start regexps, print a newline now...
-	if ($suppress_line_start_match)
-	{
-	    $suppress_line_start_match = 0;
-	}
-	elsif (($this_line =~ /^(\s*)\*\s+[a-zA-Z0-9]/)
-	       || ($this_line =~ /^(\s*)\* [a-zA-Z0-9_\.\/\+-]+/)
-	       || ($this_line =~ /^(\s*)\([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\/\+-]+(\)|,\s*)/)
-	       || ($this_line =~ /^(\s+)(\S+)/)
-	       || ($this_line =~ /^(\s*)- +/)
-	       || ($this_line =~ /^()\s*$/)
-	       || ($this_line =~ /^(\s*)\*\) +/)
-	       || ($this_line =~ /^(\s*)[a-zA-Z0-9](\)|\.|\:) +/))
-	{
-	    $length_remaining = $max_line_length - (length ($user_indent));
-	}
-
-	# Now that any user_indent has been preserved, strip off leading
-	# whitespace, so up-folding has no ugly side-effects.
-	$this_line =~ s/^\s*//;
-
-	# Accumulate the line, and adjust parameters for next line.
-	my $this_len = length ($this_line);
-	if ($this_len == 0)
-	{
-	    # Blank lines should cancel any user_indent level.
-	    $user_indent = '';
-	    $length_remaining = $max_line_length;
-	}
-	elsif ($this_len >= $length_remaining) # Line too long, try breaking it.
-	{
-	    # Walk backwards from the end.  At first acceptable spot, break
-	    # a new line.
-	    my $idx = $length_remaining - 1;
-	    if ($idx < 0) { $idx = 0 };
-	    while ($idx > 0)
-	    {
-		if (substr ($this_line, $idx, 1) =~ /\s/)
-		{
-		    my $line_now = substr ($this_line, 0, $idx);
-		    my $next_line = substr ($this_line, $idx);
-		    $this_line = $line_now;
-
-		    # Clean whitespace off the end.
-		    chomp $this_line;
-
-		    # The current line is ready to be printed.
-		    $this_line .= "\n${left_pad_str}";
-
-		    # Make sure the next line is allowed full room.
-		    $length_remaining = $max_line_length - (length ($user_indent));
-
-		    # Strip next_line, but then preserve any user_indent.
-		    $next_line =~ s/^\s*//;
-
-		    # Sneak a peek at the user_indent of the upcoming line, so
-		    # $next_line (which will now precede it) can inherit that
-		    # indent level.  Otherwise, use whatever user_indent level
-		    # we currently have, which might be none.
-		    my $next_next_line = shift (@lines);
-		    if ((defined ($next_next_line)) && ($next_next_line =~ /^(\s+)/)) {
-			$next_line = $1 . $next_line if (defined ($1));
-			# $length_remaining = $max_line_length - (length ($1));
-			$next_next_line =~ s/^\s*//;
-		    }
-		    else {
-			$next_line = $user_indent . $next_line;
-		    }
-		    if (defined ($next_next_line)) {
-			unshift (@lines, $next_next_line);
-		    }
-		    unshift (@lines, $next_line);
-
-		    # Our new next line might, coincidentally, begin with one of
-		    # the line-start regexps, so we temporarily turn off
-		    # sensitivity to that until we're past the line.
-		    $suppress_line_start_match = 1;
-
-		    last;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-		    $idx--;
-		}
-	    }
-
-	    if ($idx == 0)
-	    {
-		# We bottomed out because the line is longer than the
-		# available space.  But that could be because the space is
-		# small, or because the line is longer than even the maximum
-		# possible space.  Handle both cases below.
-
-		if ($length_remaining == ($max_line_length - (length ($user_indent))))
-		{
-		    # The line is simply too long -- there is no hope of ever
-		    # breaking it nicely, so just insert it verbatim, with
-		    # appropriate padding.
-		    $this_line = "\n${left_pad_str}${this_line}";
-		}
-		else
-		{
-		    # Can't break it here, but may be able to on the next round...
-		    unshift (@lines, $this_line);
-		    $length_remaining = $max_line_length - (length ($user_indent));
-		    $this_line = "\n${left_pad_str}";
-		}
-	    }
-	}
-	else  # $this_len < $length_remaining, so tack on what we can.
-	{
-	    # Leave a note for the next iteration.
-	    $length_remaining = $length_remaining - $this_len;
-
-	    if ($this_line =~ /\.$/)
-	    {
-		$this_line .= "  ";
-		$length_remaining -= 2;
-	    }
-	    else  # not a sentence end
-	    {
-		$this_line .= " ";
-		$length_remaining -= 1;
-	    }
-	}
-
-	# Unconditionally indicate that loop has run at least once.
-	$first_time = 0;
-
-	$wrapped_text .= "${user_indent}${this_line}";
-    }
-
-    # One last bit of padding.
-    $wrapped_text .= "\n";
-
-    return $wrapped_text;
-}
-
-# main
-
-my @date;
-my $author;
-my @files;
-my $comment;
-my $merge;
-
-my $state; # 0-header 1-comment 2-files
-my $done = 0;
-
-$state = 0;
-
-while (<>) {
-    #print STDERR "debug ($state, " . (@date ? (strftime "%Y-%m-%d", @date) : "") . "): `$_'\n";
-
-    if ($state == 0) {
-	if (m,^Author: (.*),) {
-	    $author = $1;
-	}
-	if (m,^Date: (.*),) {
-	    @date = strptime($1);
-	}
-	if (m,^Merge: (.*),) {
-	    $merge = 1;
-	}
-	$state = 1 if (m,^$,);
-    } elsif ($state == 1) {
-	$state = 2 if (m,^$,);
-	s/^    //g;
-	s/\n/ /g;
-	$comment = $comment . $_;
-    } elsif ($state == 2 && $merge) {
-	$done = 1;
-    } elsif ($state == 2) {
-	if (m,^([-0-9]+)\t([-0-9]+)\t(.*)$,) {
-	    push @files, $3;
-	} elsif (m,^[^ ],) {
-	    # No file changes.
-	    $done = 1;
-	}
-	$done = 1 if (m,^$,);
-    }
-
-    if ($done && @date == ()) {
-	print STDERR "warning: could not parse entry\n";
-    } elsif ($done) {
-	print (strftime "%Y-%m-%d  $author\n\n", @date);
-
-	my $files = join (", ", @files);
-	$files = mywrap ("\t", "\t", "* $files"), ": ";
-
-	if (index($comment, EMPTY_LOG_MESSAGE) > -1 ) {
-	    $comment = "[no log message]\n";
-	}
-
-	my $files_last_line_len = 0;
-	$files_last_line_len = last_line_len($files) + 1;
-	my $msg = wrap_log_entry($comment, "\t", 69-$files_last_line_len, 69);
-
-	$msg =~ s/[ \t]+\n/\n/g;
-
-	if ($merge) {
-	    print "\t$msg\n";
-	} else {
-	    print "$files: $msg\n";
-	}
-
-	@date = ();
-	$author = "";
-	@files = ();
-	$comment = "";
-	$merge = 0;
-
-	$state = 0;
-	$done = 0;
-    }
-}
-
-if (@files) {
-    print (strftime "%Y-%m-%d  $author\n\n", @date);
-    my $msg = wrap_log_entry($comment, "\t", 69, 69);
-    $msg =~ s/[ \t]+\n/\n/g;
-    print "\t* $msg\n";
-}
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-#!/bin/sh
-# called as "py-compile [--basedir DIR] PY_FILES ...
-
-if [ -z "$PYTHON" ]; then
-  PYTHON=python
-fi
-
-basedir=
-
-case "$1" in
-    --basedir)
-	basedir=$2
-	shift 2
-	;;
-    --help)
-	echo "Usage: py-compile [--basedir DIR] PY_FILES ..."
-	echo "Byte compile some python scripts.  This should be performed"
-	echo "after they have been moved to the final installation location"
-	exit 0
-	;;
-    --version)
-	echo "py-compile version 0.0"
-	exit 0
-	;;
-esac
-
-if [ $# = 0 ]; then
-    echo "No files given to $0" 1>&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# if basedir was given, then it should be prepended to filenames before
-# byte compilation.
-if [ -z "$basedir" ]; then
-    trans="path = file"
-else
-    trans="path = os.path.join('$basedir', file)"
-fi
-
-$PYTHON -c "
-import sys, os, string, py_compile
-
-files = '''$*'''
-print 'Byte-compiling python modules...'
-for file in string.split(files):
-    $trans
-    if not os.path.exists(path) or not (len(path) >= 3 and path[-3:] == '.py'):
-	continue
-    print file,
-    sys.stdout.flush()
-    py_compile.compile(path)
-print" || exit $?
-
-# this will fail for python < 1.5, but that doesn't matter ...
-$PYTHON -O -c "
-import sys, os, string, py_compile
-
-files = '''$*'''
-print 'Byte-compiling python modules (optimised versions) ...'
-for file in string.split(files):
-    $trans
-    if not os.path.exists(path) or not (len(path) >= 3 and path[-3:] == '.py'):
-	continue
-    print file,
-    sys.stdout.flush()
-    py_compile.compile(path)
-print" 2>/dev/null || :
-