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+5171.	[func]		named plugins are now installed into a separate
+			directory.  Supplying a filename (a string without path
+			separators) in a "plugin" configuration stanza now
+			causes named to look for that plugin in that directory.
+			[GL #878]
+
 5170.	[test]		Added --with-dlz-filesystem to feature-test. [GL !1587]
 
 5169.	[bug]		The presence of certain types in an otherwise