Compiler plugin to replace with matching number(), boolean() or OUString ctor, ran it, few manual tweaks, mark as really deprecated. Change-Id: I4a79bdbcf4c460d21e73b635d2bd3725c22876b2
Predates sal - string functions, url manipulation, stream stuff, polygons, etc. Exact history is lost before Sept. 18th, 2000, but old source code comments show that part of the tools library dates back until at least April 1991. This directory will be removed in the near future (see fdo#39445 or fdo#63154).