licenses.d/lgpl.txt
author "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@anciens.enib.fr>
Sun Jan 31 13:09:01 2010 +0100 (2010-01-31)
branchnewlib
changeset 1770 f7eaca0e8519
parent 1 eeea35fbf182
permissions -rw-r--r--
newlib: close the obsolete devel branch

newlib has been integrated through the AVR32 stuff, and the newlib branch
has been bit-rotting in the meantime.
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