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diff --git a/src/support/lyxlib.h b/src/support/lyxlib.h
index 87a5aaee80..287a707e49 100644
--- a/src/support/lyxlib.h
+++ b/src/support/lyxlib.h
@@ -1,47 +1,40 @@
 // -*- C++ -*-
-/* This file is part of
- * ======================================================
- * 
- *           LyX, The Document Processor
- *        
- *           Copyright (C) 1995 Matthias Ettrich
- *           Copyright (C) 1995-1999 The LyX Team.
+/**
+ * \file lyxlib.h
+ * This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
+ * Licence details can be found in the file COPYING.
  *
- * ======================================================*/
+ * A selection of useful system functions made
+ * handy for C++ usage.
+ *
+ * \author Lars Gullik Bjønnes
+ *
+ * Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS.
+ */
 
 #ifndef LYX_LIB_H
 #define LYX_LIB_H
 
-#include <ctime>
-#include "LString.h"
-#include "gettext.h"
-#include "support/filetools.h"
+namespace lyx {
+namespace support {
 
-/// generates an checksum
-unsigned long lyxsum(char const * file);
+/// FIXME: some point to this hmm ?
+int kill(int pid, int sig);
 
-/// returns a date string
-inline char * date() 
+/**
+ * Returns true if var is approximately equal to number with allowed error
+ * of 'error'.
+ *
+ * Usage: if (float_equal(var, number, 0.0001)) { }
+ *
+ * This will check if 'var' is approx. equal to 'number' with error of 1/1000
+ */
+inline bool float_equal(double var, double number, double error)
 {
-	time_t tid;
-	if ((tid=time(0)) == (time_t)-1)
-		return (char*)0;
-	else
-		return (ctime(&tid));
+	return (number - error <= var && var <= number + error);
 }
 
+} // namespace support
+} // namespace lyx
 
-// Where can I put this?  I found the occurence of the same code
-// three/four times. Don't you think it better to use a macro definition
-// (an inlined member of some class)?
-///
-inline string getUserName()
-{
-	string userName(GetEnv("LOGNAME"));
-	if (userName.empty())
-		userName = GetEnv("USER");
-	if (userName.empty())
-		userName = _("unknown");
-	return userName;
-}
-#endif
+#endif /* LYX_LIB_H */