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@@ -1257,4 +1257,5 @@ seen. gmtime warning still there
 - Added EXLIBS= to make custommodule so a module can specify additional libraries it needs
 - Changed version to beta9 and updated documentation
 - Made +I once again work in win32
+*** beta9 released ***
 - Fixed a stupid m_oper bug