diff --git a/tools/import_boost.sh b/tools/import_boost.sh
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-#!/bin/sh
-
-# given a directory, copy all needed parts from boost into the
-# current branch
-
-# only run this to update boost! (i.e. almost never)
-
-# usage example:
-# cd /tmp
-# tar xzvf /location/of/boost/tarball
-# cd /home/user/svn/bind10/trunk
-# tools/import_boost.sh /tmp/boost-version
-# svn commit
-
-# need new boost stuff?
-# TODO: LICENSE_1_0.txt
-# add files to list 'ere
-FILES="
-boost/*.hpp
-boost/algorithm
-boost/asio
-boost/assign/list_inserter.hpp
-boost/assign/std/vector.hpp
-boost/bind
-boost/config
-boost/concept
-boost/detail
-boost/exception
-boost/function
-boost/iterator
-boost/mpl
-boost/preprocessor
-boost/python
-boost/range
-boost/smart_ptr
-boost/type_traits
-boost/utility
-"
-
-TARGET="ext"
-
-if [ $# -ne 1 ]
-then
-    echo "Usage: boost_import.sh <boost directory>"
-    exit
-fi
-
-if [ ! -d $TARGET/boost ]
-then
-    echo "This does not appear to be the main trunk/branch directory"
-    exit
-fi
-
-
-DIR=$1
-
-do_cmd()
-{
-    echo $@
-    $@
-}
-
-
-#echo "cp ${DIR}/boost/shared_ptr.hpp boost/"
-for FILE in ${FILES}
-do
-TGT=`echo ${FILE} | sed 's/[^\/]*$//'`
-cmd="mkdir -p ${TARGET}/${TGT}"
-do_cmd ${cmd}
-cmd="cp -r ${DIR}/${FILE} ${TARGET}/${TGT}"
-do_cmd ${cmd}
-done
-
-