# HG changeset patch
# User John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
# Date 1264032275 18000
# Node ID 4c0cdbe0acca8df849d3253a603ce9b4495c45b2
# Parent  cf17f22f1fd40e44d56e063ae9d7c0dcc86cc1fb
remove Emacs local-variable settings from liboctave source files

diff --git a/liboctave/Array-C.cc b/liboctave/Array-C.cc
--- a/liboctave/Array-C.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Array-C.cc
@@ -105,9 +105,3 @@
 template class OCTAVE_API DiagArray2<Complex>::Proxy;
 #endif
 template class OCTAVE_API DiagArray2<Complex>;
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Array-b.cc b/liboctave/Array-b.cc
--- a/liboctave/Array-b.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Array-b.cc
@@ -118,9 +118,3 @@
 #include "DiagArray2.cc"
 
 template class OCTAVE_API DiagArray2<bool>;
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Array-ch.cc b/liboctave/Array-ch.cc
--- a/liboctave/Array-ch.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Array-ch.cc
@@ -45,9 +45,3 @@
 #include "DiagArray2.cc"
 
 template class OCTAVE_API DiagArray2<char>;
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Array-d.cc b/liboctave/Array-d.cc
--- a/liboctave/Array-d.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Array-d.cc
@@ -172,9 +172,3 @@
 template class OCTAVE_API DiagArray2<double>::Proxy;
 #endif
 template class OCTAVE_API DiagArray2<double>;
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Array-f.cc b/liboctave/Array-f.cc
--- a/liboctave/Array-f.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Array-f.cc
@@ -172,9 +172,3 @@
 template class OCTAVE_API DiagArray2<float>::Proxy;
 #endif
 template class OCTAVE_API DiagArray2<float>;
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Array-fC.cc b/liboctave/Array-fC.cc
--- a/liboctave/Array-fC.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Array-fC.cc
@@ -106,9 +106,3 @@
 template class OCTAVE_API DiagArray2<FloatComplex>::Proxy;
 #endif
 template class OCTAVE_API DiagArray2<FloatComplex>;
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Array-i.cc b/liboctave/Array-i.cc
--- a/liboctave/Array-i.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Array-i.cc
@@ -76,9 +76,3 @@
 #include "DiagArray2.cc"
 
 template class OCTAVE_API DiagArray2<int>;
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Array-idx-vec.cc b/liboctave/Array-idx-vec.cc
--- a/liboctave/Array-idx-vec.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Array-idx-vec.cc
@@ -34,9 +34,3 @@
 NO_INSTANTIATE_ARRAY_SORT (idx_vector);
 
 INSTANTIATE_ARRAY (idx_vector, OCTAVE_API);
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Array-s.cc b/liboctave/Array-s.cc
--- a/liboctave/Array-s.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Array-s.cc
@@ -46,9 +46,3 @@
 #include "DiagArray2.cc"
 
 template class DiagArray2<short>;
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Array-str.cc b/liboctave/Array-str.cc
--- a/liboctave/Array-str.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Array-str.cc
@@ -35,9 +35,3 @@
 INSTANTIATE_ARRAY_SORT (std::string);
 
 INSTANTIATE_ARRAY (std::string, OCTAVE_API);
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Array-util.cc b/liboctave/Array-util.cc
--- a/liboctave/Array-util.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Array-util.cc
@@ -651,9 +651,3 @@
     ("%s: nonconformant arguments (op1 is %s, op2 is %s)",
      op, op1_dims_str.c_str (), op2_dims_str.c_str ());
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Array-util.h b/liboctave/Array-util.h
--- a/liboctave/Array-util.h
+++ b/liboctave/Array-util.h
@@ -103,9 +103,3 @@
 				 dim_vector& op2_dims);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Array-voidp.cc b/liboctave/Array-voidp.cc
--- a/liboctave/Array-voidp.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Array-voidp.cc
@@ -42,9 +42,3 @@
 #include "Array3.h"
 
 template class OCTAVE_API Array3<void *>;
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Array.cc b/liboctave/Array.cc
--- a/liboctave/Array.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Array.cc
@@ -2678,9 +2678,3 @@
 
   return os;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Array.h b/liboctave/Array.h
--- a/liboctave/Array.h
+++ b/liboctave/Array.h
@@ -730,9 +730,3 @@
 operator << (std::ostream& os, const Array<T>& a);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Array2.h b/liboctave/Array2.h
--- a/liboctave/Array2.h
+++ b/liboctave/Array2.h
@@ -159,9 +159,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Array3.h b/liboctave/Array3.h
--- a/liboctave/Array3.h
+++ b/liboctave/Array3.h
@@ -89,9 +89,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/ArrayN.h b/liboctave/ArrayN.h
--- a/liboctave/ArrayN.h
+++ b/liboctave/ArrayN.h
@@ -34,9 +34,3 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CColVector.cc b/liboctave/CColVector.cc
--- a/liboctave/CColVector.cc
+++ b/liboctave/CColVector.cc
@@ -523,9 +523,3 @@
     }
   return is;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CColVector.h b/liboctave/CColVector.h
--- a/liboctave/CColVector.h
+++ b/liboctave/CColVector.h
@@ -132,9 +132,3 @@
 MARRAY_FORWARD_DEFS (MArray, ComplexColumnVector, Complex)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CDiagMatrix.cc b/liboctave/CDiagMatrix.cc
--- a/liboctave/CDiagMatrix.cc
+++ b/liboctave/CDiagMatrix.cc
@@ -580,9 +580,3 @@
     }
   return os;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CDiagMatrix.h b/liboctave/CDiagMatrix.h
--- a/liboctave/CDiagMatrix.h
+++ b/liboctave/CDiagMatrix.h
@@ -156,9 +156,3 @@
 MDIAGARRAY2_FORWARD_DEFS (MDiagArray2, ComplexDiagMatrix, Complex)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CMatrix.cc b/liboctave/CMatrix.cc
--- a/liboctave/CMatrix.cc
+++ b/liboctave/CMatrix.cc
@@ -4093,9 +4093,3 @@
 
 MM_CMP_OPS (ComplexMatrix, ComplexMatrix)
 MM_BOOL_OPS (ComplexMatrix, ComplexMatrix)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CMatrix.h b/liboctave/CMatrix.h
--- a/liboctave/CMatrix.h
+++ b/liboctave/CMatrix.h
@@ -431,9 +431,3 @@
 MARRAY_FORWARD_DEFS (MArray2, ComplexMatrix, Complex)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CNDArray.cc b/liboctave/CNDArray.cc
--- a/liboctave/CNDArray.cc
+++ b/liboctave/CNDArray.cc
@@ -981,9 +981,3 @@
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DEFS_MXLOOP (ComplexNDArray)
 
 BSXFUN_OP_DEF_MXLOOP (pow, ComplexNDArray, mx_inline_pow)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CNDArray.h b/liboctave/CNDArray.h
--- a/liboctave/CNDArray.h
+++ b/liboctave/CNDArray.h
@@ -184,9 +184,3 @@
 BSXFUN_OP_DECL (pow, ComplexNDArray, OCTAVE_API)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CRowVector.cc b/liboctave/CRowVector.cc
--- a/liboctave/CRowVector.cc
+++ b/liboctave/CRowVector.cc
@@ -482,9 +482,3 @@
 
   return retval;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CRowVector.h b/liboctave/CRowVector.h
--- a/liboctave/CRowVector.h
+++ b/liboctave/CRowVector.h
@@ -124,9 +124,3 @@
 MARRAY_FORWARD_DEFS (MArray, ComplexRowVector, Complex)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CSparse.cc b/liboctave/CSparse.cc
--- a/liboctave/CSparse.cc
+++ b/liboctave/CSparse.cc
@@ -7900,9 +7900,3 @@
 SPARSE_SMSM_CMP_OPS (SparseComplexMatrix, 0.0, real, SparseComplexMatrix, 
 		     0.0, real)
 SPARSE_SMSM_BOOL_OPS (SparseComplexMatrix, SparseComplexMatrix, 0.0)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CSparse.h b/liboctave/CSparse.h
--- a/liboctave/CSparse.h
+++ b/liboctave/CSparse.h
@@ -529,9 +529,3 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/ChangeLog b/liboctave/ChangeLog
--- a/liboctave/ChangeLog
+++ b/liboctave/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,87 @@
+2010-01-20  John W. Eaton  <jwe@octave.org>
+
+	* Array-C.cc, Array-b.cc, Array-ch.cc, Array-d.cc, Array-f.cc,
+	Array-fC.cc, Array-i.cc, Array-idx-vec.cc, Array-s.cc,
+	Array-str.cc, Array-util.cc, Array-voidp.cc, Array.cc,
+	CColVector.cc, CDiagMatrix.cc, CMatrix.cc, CNDArray.cc,
+	CRowVector.cc, CSparse.cc, CmplxAEPBAL.cc, CmplxCHOL.cc,
+	CmplxGEPBAL.cc, CmplxHESS.cc, CmplxLU.cc, CmplxQR.cc,
+	CmplxQRP.cc, CmplxSCHUR.cc, CmplxSVD.cc, CollocWt.cc, DASPK.cc,
+	DASRT.cc, DASSL.cc, DiagArray2.cc, EIG.cc, LSODE.cc,
+	MArray-C.cc, MArray-ch.cc, MArray-d.cc, MArray-f.cc,
+	MArray-fC.cc, MArray-i.cc, MArray-s.cc, MArray.cc, MArray2.cc,
+	MArrayN.cc, MDiagArray2.cc, MSparse-C.cc, MSparse-d.cc,
+	MSparse.cc, MatrixType.cc, ODES.cc, Quad.cc, Range.cc,
+	Sparse-C.cc, Sparse-b.cc, Sparse-d.cc, Sparse.cc,
+	SparseCmplxCHOL.cc, SparseCmplxLU.cc, SparseCmplxQR.cc,
+	SparseQR.cc, SparsedbleCHOL.cc, SparsedbleLU.cc, base-lu.cc,
+	boolMatrix.cc, boolNDArray.cc, boolSparse.cc, chMatrix.cc,
+	chNDArray.cc, cmd-edit.cc, cmd-hist.cc, dColVector.cc,
+	dDiagMatrix.cc, dMatrix.cc, dNDArray.cc, dRowVector.cc,
+	dSparse.cc, data-conv.cc, dbleAEPBAL.cc, dbleCHOL.cc,
+	dbleGEPBAL.cc, dbleHESS.cc, dbleLU.cc, dbleQR.cc, dbleQRP.cc,
+	dbleSCHUR.cc, dbleSVD.cc, dir-ops.cc, eigs-base.cc,
+	fCColVector.cc, fCDiagMatrix.cc, fCMatrix.cc, fCNDArray.cc,
+	fCRowVector.cc, fCmplxAEPBAL.cc, fCmplxCHOL.cc, fCmplxGEPBAL.cc,
+	fCmplxHESS.cc, fCmplxLU.cc, fCmplxQR.cc, fCmplxQRP.cc,
+	fCmplxSCHUR.cc, fCmplxSVD.cc, fColVector.cc, fDiagMatrix.cc,
+	fEIG.cc, fMatrix.cc, fNDArray.cc, fRowVector.cc, file-ops.cc,
+	file-stat.cc, floatAEPBAL.cc, floatCHOL.cc, floatGEPBAL.cc,
+	floatHESS.cc, floatLU.cc, floatQR.cc, floatQRP.cc,
+	floatSCHUR.cc, floatSVD.cc, glob-match.cc, idx-vector.cc,
+	int16NDArray.cc, int32NDArray.cc, int64NDArray.cc,
+	int8NDArray.cc, intNDArray.cc, kpse.cc, lo-ieee.cc,
+	lo-mappers.cc, lo-specfun.cc, lo-sysdep.cc, lo-utils.cc,
+	mach-info.cc, mx-inlines.cc, oct-alloc.cc, oct-env.cc,
+	oct-fftw.cc, oct-group.cc, oct-inttypes.cc, oct-md5.cc,
+	oct-passwd.cc, oct-rand.cc, oct-shlib.cc, oct-sort.cc,
+	oct-spparms.cc, oct-syscalls.cc, oct-time.cc, oct-uname.cc,
+	pathsearch.cc, prog-args.cc, regex-match.cc,
+	sparse-base-chol.cc, sparse-base-lu.cc, sparse-dmsolve.cc,
+	sparse-sort.cc, sparse-util.cc, str-vec.cc, uint16NDArray.cc,
+	uint32NDArray.cc, uint64NDArray.cc, uint8NDArray.cc,
+	f2c-main.c, lo-cieee.c, lo-cutils.c, oct-getopt.c,
+	oct-rl-edit.c, oct-rl-hist.c, randgamma.c, randmtzig.c,
+	randpoisson.c, Array-util.h, Array.h, Array2.h, Array3.h,
+	ArrayN.h, CColVector.h, CDiagMatrix.h, CMatrix.h, CNDArray.h,
+	CRowVector.h, CSparse.h, CmplxAEPBAL.h, CmplxCHOL.h,
+	CmplxGEPBAL.h, CmplxHESS.h, CmplxLU.h, CmplxQR.h, CmplxQRP.h,
+	CmplxSCHUR.h, CmplxSVD.h, CollocWt.h, DAE.h, DAEFunc.h, DAERT.h,
+	DAERTFunc.h, DASPK.h, DASRT.h, DASSL.h, DiagArray2.h, EIG.h,
+	LSODE.h, MArray.h, MArray2.h, MArrayN.h, MDiagArray2.h,
+	MSparse-defs.h, MSparse.h, Matrix.h, MatrixType.h, ODE.h,
+	ODEFunc.h, ODES.h, ODESFunc.h, Quad.h, Range.h,
+	Sparse-op-defs.h, Sparse.h, SparseCmplxCHOL.h, SparseCmplxLU.h,
+	SparseCmplxQR.h, SparseQR.h, SparsedbleCHOL.h, SparsedbleLU.h,
+	base-dae.h, base-de.h, base-lu.h, base-min.h, boolMatrix.h,
+	boolNDArray.h, boolSparse.h, byte-swap.h, chMatrix.h,
+	chNDArray.h, cmd-edit.h, cmd-hist.h, dColVector.h,
+	dDiagMatrix.h, dMatrix.h, dNDArray.h, dRowVector.h, dSparse.h,
+	data-conv.h, dbleAEPBAL.h, dbleCHOL.h, dbleGEPBAL.h, dbleHESS.h,
+	dbleLU.h, dbleQR.h, dbleQRP.h, dbleSCHUR.h, dbleSVD.h,
+	dir-ops.h, fCColVector.h, fCDiagMatrix.h, fCMatrix.h,
+	fCNDArray.h, fCRowVector.h, fCmplxAEPBAL.h, fCmplxCHOL.h,
+	fCmplxGEPBAL.h, fCmplxHESS.h, fCmplxLU.h, fCmplxQR.h,
+	fCmplxQRP.h, fCmplxSCHUR.h, fCmplxSVD.h, fColVector.h,
+	fDiagMatrix.h, fEIG.h, fMatrix.h, fNDArray.h, fRowVector.h,
+	file-ops.h, file-stat.h, floatAEPBAL.h, floatCHOL.h,
+	floatGEPBAL.h, floatHESS.h, floatLU.h, floatQR.h, floatQRP.h,
+	floatSCHUR.h, floatSVD.h, functor.h, glob-match.h, idx-vector.h,
+	int16NDArray.h, int32NDArray.h, int64NDArray.h, int8NDArray.h,
+	intNDArray.h, kpse-xfns.h, lo-ieee.h, lo-mappers.h, lo-math.h,
+	lo-specfun.h, lo-sysdep.h, lo-traits.h, lo-utils.h, mach-info.h,
+	mx-base.h, mx-defs.h, mx-ext.h, mx-op-defs.h, oct-alloc.h,
+	oct-cmplx.h, oct-env.h, oct-fftw.h, oct-getopt.h, oct-group.h,
+	oct-inttypes.h, oct-md5.h, oct-passwd.h, oct-rand.h,
+	oct-rl-edit.h, oct-rl-hist.h, oct-shlib.h, oct-sort.h,
+	oct-spparms.h, oct-syscalls.h, oct-time.h, oct-uname.h,
+	pathlen.h, pathsearch.h, prog-args.h, randgamma.h, randmtzig.h,
+	randpoisson.h, regex-match.h, sparse-base-chol.h,
+	sparse-base-lu.h, sparse-sort.h, sparse-util.h, statdefs.h,
+	str-vec.h, sun-utils.h, sysdir.h, systime.h, syswait.h,
+	uint16NDArray.h, uint32NDArray.h, uint64NDArray.h,
+	uint8NDArray.h: Remove Emacs local-variables settings.
+
 2010-01-20  Jaroslav Hajek  <highegg@gmail.com>
 
 	* boolNDArray.cc (boolNDArray::cumsum): Sum directly in double to
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxAEPBAL.cc b/liboctave/CmplxAEPBAL.cc
--- a/liboctave/CmplxAEPBAL.cc
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxAEPBAL.cc
@@ -101,9 +101,3 @@
 
   return balancing_mat;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxAEPBAL.h b/liboctave/CmplxAEPBAL.h
--- a/liboctave/CmplxAEPBAL.h
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxAEPBAL.h
@@ -50,9 +50,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxCHOL.cc b/liboctave/CmplxCHOL.cc
--- a/liboctave/CmplxCHOL.cc
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxCHOL.cc
@@ -439,9 +439,3 @@
 {
   return chol2inv_internal (r);
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxCHOL.h b/liboctave/CmplxCHOL.h
--- a/liboctave/CmplxCHOL.h
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxCHOL.h
@@ -91,9 +91,3 @@
 ComplexMatrix OCTAVE_API chol2inv (const ComplexMatrix& r);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxGEPBAL.cc b/liboctave/CmplxGEPBAL.cc
--- a/liboctave/CmplxGEPBAL.cc
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxGEPBAL.cc
@@ -123,9 +123,3 @@
 
   return info;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxGEPBAL.h b/liboctave/CmplxGEPBAL.h
--- a/liboctave/CmplxGEPBAL.h
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxGEPBAL.h
@@ -83,9 +83,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxHESS.cc b/liboctave/CmplxHESS.cc
--- a/liboctave/CmplxHESS.cc
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxHESS.cc
@@ -119,9 +119,3 @@
 
   return info;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxHESS.h b/liboctave/CmplxHESS.h
--- a/liboctave/CmplxHESS.h
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxHESS.h
@@ -73,9 +73,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxLU.cc b/liboctave/CmplxLU.cc
--- a/liboctave/CmplxLU.cc
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxLU.cc
@@ -208,9 +208,3 @@
 }
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxLU.h b/liboctave/CmplxLU.h
--- a/liboctave/CmplxLU.h
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxLU.h
@@ -66,9 +66,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxQR.cc b/liboctave/CmplxQR.cc
--- a/liboctave/CmplxQR.cc
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxQR.cc
@@ -689,9 +689,3 @@
 }
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxQR.h b/liboctave/CmplxQR.h
--- a/liboctave/CmplxQR.h
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxQR.h
@@ -75,9 +75,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxQRP.cc b/liboctave/CmplxQRP.cc
--- a/liboctave/CmplxQRP.cc
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxQRP.cc
@@ -103,9 +103,3 @@
   ColumnVector pv (MArray<double> (pa) + 1.0);
   return pv;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxQRP.h b/liboctave/CmplxQRP.h
--- a/liboctave/CmplxQRP.h
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxQRP.h
@@ -68,9 +68,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxSCHUR.cc b/liboctave/CmplxSCHUR.cc
--- a/liboctave/CmplxSCHUR.cc
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxSCHUR.cc
@@ -134,9 +134,3 @@
 
   return info;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxSCHUR.h b/liboctave/CmplxSCHUR.h
--- a/liboctave/CmplxSCHUR.h
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxSCHUR.h
@@ -80,9 +80,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxSVD.cc b/liboctave/CmplxSVD.cc
--- a/liboctave/CmplxSVD.cc
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxSVD.cc
@@ -165,9 +165,3 @@
 
   return info;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CmplxSVD.h b/liboctave/CmplxSVD.h
--- a/liboctave/CmplxSVD.h
+++ b/liboctave/CmplxSVD.h
@@ -87,9 +87,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CollocWt.cc b/liboctave/CollocWt.cc
--- a/liboctave/CollocWt.cc
+++ b/liboctave/CollocWt.cc
@@ -185,9 +185,3 @@
 
   return os;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/CollocWt.h b/liboctave/CollocWt.h
--- a/liboctave/CollocWt.h
+++ b/liboctave/CollocWt.h
@@ -186,9 +186,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/DAE.h b/liboctave/DAE.h
--- a/liboctave/DAE.h
+++ b/liboctave/DAE.h
@@ -60,9 +60,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/DAEFunc.h b/liboctave/DAEFunc.h
--- a/liboctave/DAEFunc.h
+++ b/liboctave/DAEFunc.h
@@ -101,9 +101,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/DAERT.h b/liboctave/DAERT.h
--- a/liboctave/DAERT.h
+++ b/liboctave/DAERT.h
@@ -66,9 +66,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/DAERTFunc.h b/liboctave/DAERTFunc.h
--- a/liboctave/DAERTFunc.h
+++ b/liboctave/DAERTFunc.h
@@ -85,9 +85,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/DASPK.cc b/liboctave/DASPK.cc
--- a/liboctave/DASPK.cc
+++ b/liboctave/DASPK.cc
@@ -772,9 +772,3 @@
 
   return retval;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/DASPK.h b/liboctave/DASPK.h
--- a/liboctave/DASPK.h
+++ b/liboctave/DASPK.h
@@ -84,9 +84,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/DASRT.cc b/liboctave/DASRT.cc
--- a/liboctave/DASRT.cc
+++ b/liboctave/DASRT.cc
@@ -639,9 +639,3 @@
 
   return retval;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/DASRT.h b/liboctave/DASRT.h
--- a/liboctave/DASRT.h
+++ b/liboctave/DASRT.h
@@ -120,9 +120,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/DASSL.cc b/liboctave/DASSL.cc
--- a/liboctave/DASSL.cc
+++ b/liboctave/DASSL.cc
@@ -574,9 +574,3 @@
 
   return retval;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/DASSL.h b/liboctave/DASSL.h
--- a/liboctave/DASSL.h
+++ b/liboctave/DASSL.h
@@ -84,9 +84,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/DiagArray2.cc b/liboctave/DiagArray2.cc
--- a/liboctave/DiagArray2.cc
+++ b/liboctave/DiagArray2.cc
@@ -176,9 +176,3 @@
 
   return result;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/DiagArray2.h b/liboctave/DiagArray2.h
--- a/liboctave/DiagArray2.h
+++ b/liboctave/DiagArray2.h
@@ -232,9 +232,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/EIG.cc b/liboctave/EIG.cc
--- a/liboctave/EIG.cc
+++ b/liboctave/EIG.cc
@@ -862,9 +862,3 @@
 
   return info;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/EIG.h b/liboctave/EIG.h
--- a/liboctave/EIG.h
+++ b/liboctave/EIG.h
@@ -104,9 +104,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/LSODE.cc b/liboctave/LSODE.cc
--- a/liboctave/LSODE.cc
+++ b/liboctave/LSODE.cc
@@ -497,9 +497,3 @@
 
   return retval;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/LSODE.h b/liboctave/LSODE.h
--- a/liboctave/LSODE.h
+++ b/liboctave/LSODE.h
@@ -77,9 +77,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MArray-C.cc b/liboctave/MArray-C.cc
--- a/liboctave/MArray-C.cc
+++ b/liboctave/MArray-C.cc
@@ -66,9 +66,3 @@
 template class OCTAVE_API MDiagArray2<Complex>;
 
 INSTANTIATE_MDIAGARRAY2_FRIENDS (Complex, OCTAVE_API)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MArray-ch.cc b/liboctave/MArray-ch.cc
--- a/liboctave/MArray-ch.cc
+++ b/liboctave/MArray-ch.cc
@@ -46,9 +46,3 @@
 template class OCTAVE_API MDiagArray2<char>;
 
 INSTANTIATE_MDIAGARRAY2_FRIENDS (char, OCTAVE_API)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MArray-d.cc b/liboctave/MArray-d.cc
--- a/liboctave/MArray-d.cc
+++ b/liboctave/MArray-d.cc
@@ -63,9 +63,3 @@
 template class OCTAVE_API MDiagArray2<double>;
 
 INSTANTIATE_MDIAGARRAY2_FRIENDS (double, OCTAVE_API)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MArray-f.cc b/liboctave/MArray-f.cc
--- a/liboctave/MArray-f.cc
+++ b/liboctave/MArray-f.cc
@@ -64,9 +64,3 @@
 template class OCTAVE_API MDiagArray2<float>;
 
 INSTANTIATE_MDIAGARRAY2_FRIENDS (float, OCTAVE_API)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MArray-fC.cc b/liboctave/MArray-fC.cc
--- a/liboctave/MArray-fC.cc
+++ b/liboctave/MArray-fC.cc
@@ -66,9 +66,3 @@
 template class OCTAVE_API MDiagArray2<FloatComplex>;
 
 INSTANTIATE_MDIAGARRAY2_FRIENDS (FloatComplex, OCTAVE_API)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MArray-i.cc b/liboctave/MArray-i.cc
--- a/liboctave/MArray-i.cc
+++ b/liboctave/MArray-i.cc
@@ -97,9 +97,3 @@
 template class OCTAVE_API MDiagArray2<int>;
 
 INSTANTIATE_MDIAGARRAY2_FRIENDS (int, OCTAVE_API)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MArray-s.cc b/liboctave/MArray-s.cc
--- a/liboctave/MArray-s.cc
+++ b/liboctave/MArray-s.cc
@@ -46,9 +46,3 @@
 template class OCTAVE_API MDiagArray2<short>;
 
 INSTANTIATE_MDIAGARRAY2_FRIENDS (short, OCTAVE_API)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MArray.cc b/liboctave/MArray.cc
--- a/liboctave/MArray.cc
+++ b/liboctave/MArray.cc
@@ -206,9 +206,3 @@
 {
   return do_mx_unary_op<MArray<T>, MArray<T> > (a, mx_inline_uminus); 
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MArray.h b/liboctave/MArray.h
--- a/liboctave/MArray.h
+++ b/liboctave/MArray.h
@@ -94,9 +94,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MArray2.cc b/liboctave/MArray2.cc
--- a/liboctave/MArray2.cc
+++ b/liboctave/MArray2.cc
@@ -186,9 +186,3 @@
 {
   return do_mx_unary_op<MArray2<T>, MArray2<T> > (a, mx_inline_uminus); 
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MArray2.h b/liboctave/MArray2.h
--- a/liboctave/MArray2.h
+++ b/liboctave/MArray2.h
@@ -105,9 +105,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MArrayN.cc b/liboctave/MArrayN.cc
--- a/liboctave/MArrayN.cc
+++ b/liboctave/MArrayN.cc
@@ -249,9 +249,3 @@
 {
   return do_mx_unary_op<MArrayN<T>, MArrayN<T> > (a, mx_inline_uminus); 
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MArrayN.h b/liboctave/MArrayN.h
--- a/liboctave/MArrayN.h
+++ b/liboctave/MArrayN.h
@@ -97,9 +97,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MDiagArray2.cc b/liboctave/MDiagArray2.cc
--- a/liboctave/MDiagArray2.cc
+++ b/liboctave/MDiagArray2.cc
@@ -125,9 +125,3 @@
 {
   return do_mx_unary_op<MDiagArray2<T>, MDiagArray2<T> > (a, mx_inline_uminus); 
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MDiagArray2.h b/liboctave/MDiagArray2.h
--- a/liboctave/MDiagArray2.h
+++ b/liboctave/MDiagArray2.h
@@ -110,9 +110,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MSparse-C.cc b/liboctave/MSparse-C.cc
--- a/liboctave/MSparse-C.cc
+++ b/liboctave/MSparse-C.cc
@@ -33,9 +33,3 @@
 template class OCTAVE_API MSparse<Complex>;
 
 INSTANTIATE_SPARSE_FRIENDS (Complex, OCTAVE_API);
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MSparse-d.cc b/liboctave/MSparse-d.cc
--- a/liboctave/MSparse-d.cc
+++ b/liboctave/MSparse-d.cc
@@ -31,9 +31,3 @@
 template class OCTAVE_API MSparse<double>;
 
 INSTANTIATE_SPARSE_FRIENDS (double, OCTAVE_API);
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MSparse-defs.h b/liboctave/MSparse-defs.h
--- a/liboctave/MSparse-defs.h
+++ b/liboctave/MSparse-defs.h
@@ -211,9 +211,3 @@
 // Now we have all the definitions we need.
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MSparse.cc b/liboctave/MSparse.cc
--- a/liboctave/MSparse.cc
+++ b/liboctave/MSparse.cc
@@ -632,9 +632,3 @@
     retval.data(i) = - retval.data(i);
   return retval;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MSparse.h b/liboctave/MSparse.h
--- a/liboctave/MSparse.h
+++ b/liboctave/MSparse.h
@@ -135,9 +135,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Matrix.h b/liboctave/Matrix.h
--- a/liboctave/Matrix.h
+++ b/liboctave/Matrix.h
@@ -35,9 +35,3 @@
 #include "mx-ops.h"
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/MatrixType.cc b/liboctave/MatrixType.cc
--- a/liboctave/MatrixType.cc
+++ b/liboctave/MatrixType.cc
@@ -1269,10 +1269,3 @@
 
   return retval;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
-
diff --git a/liboctave/MatrixType.h b/liboctave/MatrixType.h
--- a/liboctave/MatrixType.h
+++ b/liboctave/MatrixType.h
@@ -180,9 +180,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/ODE.h b/liboctave/ODE.h
--- a/liboctave/ODE.h
+++ b/liboctave/ODE.h
@@ -113,9 +113,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/ODEFunc.h b/liboctave/ODEFunc.h
--- a/liboctave/ODEFunc.h
+++ b/liboctave/ODEFunc.h
@@ -92,9 +92,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/ODES.cc b/liboctave/ODES.cc
--- a/liboctave/ODES.cc
+++ b/liboctave/ODES.cc
@@ -42,9 +42,3 @@
   xdot = ColumnVector (xx.length (), 0.0);
   theta = xtheta;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/ODES.h b/liboctave/ODES.h
--- a/liboctave/ODES.h
+++ b/liboctave/ODES.h
@@ -77,9 +77,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/ODESFunc.h b/liboctave/ODESFunc.h
--- a/liboctave/ODESFunc.h
+++ b/liboctave/ODESFunc.h
@@ -105,13 +105,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/liboctave/Quad.cc b/liboctave/Quad.cc
--- a/liboctave/Quad.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Quad.cc
@@ -295,9 +295,3 @@
 
   return result;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Quad.h b/liboctave/Quad.h
--- a/liboctave/Quad.h
+++ b/liboctave/Quad.h
@@ -245,9 +245,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Range.cc b/liboctave/Range.cc
--- a/liboctave/Range.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Range.cc
@@ -509,9 +509,3 @@
 
   return retval;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Range.h b/liboctave/Range.h
--- a/liboctave/Range.h
+++ b/liboctave/Range.h
@@ -163,9 +163,3 @@
 extern OCTAVE_API Range operator * (const Range& r, double x);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Sparse-C.cc b/liboctave/Sparse-C.cc
--- a/liboctave/Sparse-C.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Sparse-C.cc
@@ -64,9 +64,3 @@
 #if 0
 template std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream&, const Sparse<Complex>&);
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Sparse-b.cc b/liboctave/Sparse-b.cc
--- a/liboctave/Sparse-b.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Sparse-b.cc
@@ -35,9 +35,3 @@
 #if 0
 template std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream&, const Sparse<bool>&);
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Sparse-d.cc b/liboctave/Sparse-d.cc
--- a/liboctave/Sparse-d.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Sparse-d.cc
@@ -50,9 +50,3 @@
 #if 0
 template std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream&, const Sparse<double>&);
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Sparse-op-defs.h b/liboctave/Sparse-op-defs.h
--- a/liboctave/Sparse-op-defs.h
+++ b/liboctave/Sparse-op-defs.h
@@ -2146,9 +2146,3 @@
     }
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Sparse.cc b/liboctave/Sparse.cc
--- a/liboctave/Sparse.cc
+++ b/liboctave/Sparse.cc
@@ -3696,9 +3696,3 @@
      << prefix << "rep->cidx:   " << static_cast<void *> (rep->c) << "\n"
      << prefix << "rep->count:  " << rep->count << "\n";
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/Sparse.h b/liboctave/Sparse.h
--- a/liboctave/Sparse.h
+++ b/liboctave/Sparse.h
@@ -696,9 +696,3 @@
   INSTANTIATE_SPARSE_ASSIGN (T, T, API)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/SparseCmplxCHOL.cc b/liboctave/SparseCmplxCHOL.cc
--- a/liboctave/SparseCmplxCHOL.cc
+++ b/liboctave/SparseCmplxCHOL.cc
@@ -68,9 +68,3 @@
 
   return retval;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/SparseCmplxCHOL.h b/liboctave/SparseCmplxCHOL.h
--- a/liboctave/SparseCmplxCHOL.h
+++ b/liboctave/SparseCmplxCHOL.h
@@ -96,9 +96,3 @@
 SparseComplexMatrix OCTAVE_API chol2inv (const SparseComplexMatrix& r);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/SparseCmplxLU.cc b/liboctave/SparseCmplxLU.cc
--- a/liboctave/SparseCmplxLU.cc
+++ b/liboctave/SparseCmplxLU.cc
@@ -477,10 +477,3 @@
   (*current_liboctave_error_handler) ("UMFPACK not installed");
 #endif
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
-
diff --git a/liboctave/SparseCmplxLU.h b/liboctave/SparseCmplxLU.h
--- a/liboctave/SparseCmplxLU.h
+++ b/liboctave/SparseCmplxLU.h
@@ -64,9 +64,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/SparseCmplxQR.cc b/liboctave/SparseCmplxQR.cc
--- a/liboctave/SparseCmplxQR.cc
+++ b/liboctave/SparseCmplxQR.cc
@@ -894,9 +894,3 @@
 {
   return qrsolve (a, ComplexMatrix (b), info);
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/SparseCmplxQR.h b/liboctave/SparseCmplxQR.h
--- a/liboctave/SparseCmplxQR.h
+++ b/liboctave/SparseCmplxQR.h
@@ -169,9 +169,3 @@
 				    const SparseComplexMatrix &b,
 				    octave_idx_type &info);
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/SparseQR.cc b/liboctave/SparseQR.cc
--- a/liboctave/SparseQR.cc
+++ b/liboctave/SparseQR.cc
@@ -910,10 +910,3 @@
 { 
   return qrsolve (a, ComplexMatrix (b), info);
 }
-
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/SparseQR.h b/liboctave/SparseQR.h
--- a/liboctave/SparseQR.h
+++ b/liboctave/SparseQR.h
@@ -162,9 +162,3 @@
 				    octave_idx_type &info);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/SparsedbleCHOL.cc b/liboctave/SparsedbleCHOL.cc
--- a/liboctave/SparsedbleCHOL.cc
+++ b/liboctave/SparsedbleCHOL.cc
@@ -68,9 +68,3 @@
 
   return retval;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/SparsedbleCHOL.h b/liboctave/SparsedbleCHOL.h
--- a/liboctave/SparsedbleCHOL.h
+++ b/liboctave/SparsedbleCHOL.h
@@ -84,9 +84,3 @@
 SparseMatrix OCTAVE_API chol2inv (const SparseMatrix& r);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/SparsedbleLU.cc b/liboctave/SparsedbleLU.cc
--- a/liboctave/SparsedbleLU.cc
+++ b/liboctave/SparsedbleLU.cc
@@ -455,10 +455,3 @@
   (*current_liboctave_error_handler) ("UMFPACK not installed");
 #endif
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
-
diff --git a/liboctave/SparsedbleLU.h b/liboctave/SparsedbleLU.h
--- a/liboctave/SparsedbleLU.h
+++ b/liboctave/SparsedbleLU.h
@@ -60,9 +60,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/base-dae.h b/liboctave/base-dae.h
--- a/liboctave/base-dae.h
+++ b/liboctave/base-dae.h
@@ -76,9 +76,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/base-de.h b/liboctave/base-de.h
--- a/liboctave/base-de.h
+++ b/liboctave/base-de.h
@@ -117,9 +117,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/base-lu.cc b/liboctave/base-lu.cc
--- a/liboctave/base-lu.cc
+++ b/liboctave/base-lu.cc
@@ -183,9 +183,3 @@
 
   return true;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/base-lu.h b/liboctave/base-lu.h
--- a/liboctave/base-lu.h
+++ b/liboctave/base-lu.h
@@ -80,9 +80,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/base-min.h b/liboctave/base-min.h
--- a/liboctave/base-min.h
+++ b/liboctave/base-min.h
@@ -122,9 +122,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/boolMatrix.cc b/liboctave/boolMatrix.cc
--- a/liboctave/boolMatrix.cc
+++ b/liboctave/boolMatrix.cc
@@ -104,9 +104,3 @@
 MS_BOOL_OPS (boolMatrix, bool)
 SM_BOOL_OPS (bool, boolMatrix)
 MM_CMP_OPS (boolMatrix, boolMatrix)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/boolMatrix.h b/liboctave/boolMatrix.h
--- a/liboctave/boolMatrix.h
+++ b/liboctave/boolMatrix.h
@@ -89,9 +89,3 @@
 MM_CMP_OP_DECLS (boolMatrix, boolMatrix, OCTAVE_API)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/boolNDArray.cc b/liboctave/boolNDArray.cc
--- a/liboctave/boolNDArray.cc
+++ b/liboctave/boolNDArray.cc
@@ -189,9 +189,3 @@
 
 BSXFUN_OP_DEF_MXLOOP (and, boolNDArray, mx_inline_and)
 BSXFUN_OP_DEF_MXLOOP (or, boolNDArray, mx_inline_or)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/boolNDArray.h b/liboctave/boolNDArray.h
--- a/liboctave/boolNDArray.h
+++ b/liboctave/boolNDArray.h
@@ -126,9 +126,3 @@
 BSXFUN_OP_DECL (or, boolNDArray, OCTAVE_API);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/boolSparse.cc b/liboctave/boolSparse.cc
--- a/liboctave/boolSparse.cc
+++ b/liboctave/boolSparse.cc
@@ -235,10 +235,3 @@
 
 SPARSE_SMSM_EQNE_OPS (SparseBoolMatrix, false, , SparseBoolMatrix, false, )
 SPARSE_SMSM_BOOL_OPS (SparseBoolMatrix, SparseBoolMatrix, false)
-
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/boolSparse.h b/liboctave/boolSparse.h
--- a/liboctave/boolSparse.h
+++ b/liboctave/boolSparse.h
@@ -131,9 +131,3 @@
 SPARSE_SMSM_BOOL_OP_DECLS (SparseBoolMatrix, SparseBoolMatrix, OCTAVE_API)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/byte-swap.h b/liboctave/byte-swap.h
--- a/liboctave/byte-swap.h
+++ b/liboctave/byte-swap.h
@@ -95,9 +95,3 @@
 }
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/chMatrix.cc b/liboctave/chMatrix.cc
--- a/liboctave/chMatrix.cc
+++ b/liboctave/chMatrix.cc
@@ -222,9 +222,3 @@
 
 MM_CMP_OPS (charMatrix, charMatrix)
 MM_BOOL_OPS (charMatrix, charMatrix)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/chMatrix.h b/liboctave/chMatrix.h
--- a/liboctave/chMatrix.h
+++ b/liboctave/chMatrix.h
@@ -105,9 +105,3 @@
 MARRAY_FORWARD_DEFS (MArray2, charMatrix, char)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/chNDArray.cc b/liboctave/chNDArray.cc
--- a/liboctave/chNDArray.cc
+++ b/liboctave/chNDArray.cc
@@ -164,9 +164,3 @@
 NDND_BOOL_OPS (charNDArray, charNDArray)
 
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DEFS_MXLOOP (charNDArray)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/chNDArray.h b/liboctave/chNDArray.h
--- a/liboctave/chNDArray.h
+++ b/liboctave/chNDArray.h
@@ -115,9 +115,3 @@
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DECLS (charNDArray, OCTAVE_API)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/cmd-edit.cc b/liboctave/cmd-edit.cc
--- a/liboctave/cmd-edit.cc
+++ b/liboctave/cmd-edit.cc
@@ -1552,9 +1552,3 @@
 {
   current_liboctave_error_handler ("%s", s.c_str ());
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/cmd-edit.h b/liboctave/cmd-edit.h
--- a/liboctave/cmd-edit.h
+++ b/liboctave/cmd-edit.h
@@ -295,9 +295,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/cmd-hist.cc b/liboctave/cmd-hist.cc
--- a/liboctave/cmd-hist.cc
+++ b/liboctave/cmd-hist.cc
@@ -821,9 +821,3 @@
 {
   (*current_liboctave_error_handler) ("%s", s.c_str ());
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/cmd-hist.h b/liboctave/cmd-hist.h
--- a/liboctave/cmd-hist.h
+++ b/liboctave/cmd-hist.h
@@ -199,9 +199,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dColVector.cc b/liboctave/dColVector.cc
--- a/liboctave/dColVector.cc
+++ b/liboctave/dColVector.cc
@@ -320,9 +320,3 @@
     }
   return is;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dColVector.h b/liboctave/dColVector.h
--- a/liboctave/dColVector.h
+++ b/liboctave/dColVector.h
@@ -106,9 +106,3 @@
 MARRAY_FORWARD_DEFS (MArray, ColumnVector, double)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dDiagMatrix.cc b/liboctave/dDiagMatrix.cc
--- a/liboctave/dDiagMatrix.cc
+++ b/liboctave/dDiagMatrix.cc
@@ -399,9 +399,3 @@
     }
   return os;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dDiagMatrix.h b/liboctave/dDiagMatrix.h
--- a/liboctave/dDiagMatrix.h
+++ b/liboctave/dDiagMatrix.h
@@ -124,9 +124,3 @@
 MDIAGARRAY2_FORWARD_DEFS (MDiagArray2, DiagMatrix, double)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dMatrix.cc b/liboctave/dMatrix.cc
--- a/liboctave/dMatrix.cc
+++ b/liboctave/dMatrix.cc
@@ -3458,9 +3458,3 @@
 
 MM_CMP_OPS (Matrix, Matrix)
 MM_BOOL_OPS (Matrix, Matrix)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dMatrix.h b/liboctave/dMatrix.h
--- a/liboctave/dMatrix.h
+++ b/liboctave/dMatrix.h
@@ -379,9 +379,3 @@
 void read_int (std::istream& is, bool swap_bytes, T& val);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dNDArray.cc b/liboctave/dNDArray.cc
--- a/liboctave/dNDArray.cc
+++ b/liboctave/dNDArray.cc
@@ -1032,9 +1032,3 @@
 BSXFUN_OP_DEF_MXLOOP (pow, NDArray, mx_inline_pow)
 BSXFUN_OP2_DEF_MXLOOP (pow, ComplexNDArray, ComplexNDArray, 
                        NDArray, mx_inline_pow)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dNDArray.h b/liboctave/dNDArray.h
--- a/liboctave/dNDArray.h
+++ b/liboctave/dNDArray.h
@@ -197,9 +197,3 @@
                  NDArray, OCTAVE_API)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dRowVector.cc b/liboctave/dRowVector.cc
--- a/liboctave/dRowVector.cc
+++ b/liboctave/dRowVector.cc
@@ -337,9 +337,3 @@
   ComplexRowVector tmp (v);
   return tmp * a;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dRowVector.h b/liboctave/dRowVector.h
--- a/liboctave/dRowVector.h
+++ b/liboctave/dRowVector.h
@@ -107,9 +107,3 @@
 MARRAY_FORWARD_DEFS (MArray, RowVector, double)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dSparse.cc b/liboctave/dSparse.cc
--- a/liboctave/dSparse.cc
+++ b/liboctave/dSparse.cc
@@ -8033,9 +8033,3 @@
 
 SPARSE_SMSM_CMP_OPS (SparseMatrix, 0.0, , SparseMatrix, 0.0, )
 SPARSE_SMSM_BOOL_OPS (SparseMatrix, SparseMatrix, 0.0)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dSparse.h b/liboctave/dSparse.h
--- a/liboctave/dSparse.h
+++ b/liboctave/dSparse.h
@@ -484,9 +484,3 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/data-conv.cc b/liboctave/data-conv.cc
--- a/liboctave/data-conv.cc
+++ b/liboctave/data-conv.cc
@@ -1211,9 +1211,3 @@
       break;
     }
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/data-conv.h b/liboctave/data-conv.h
--- a/liboctave/data-conv.h
+++ b/liboctave/data-conv.h
@@ -122,9 +122,3 @@
 write_floats (std::ostream& os, const float *data, save_type type, int len);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleAEPBAL.cc b/liboctave/dbleAEPBAL.cc
--- a/liboctave/dbleAEPBAL.cc
+++ b/liboctave/dbleAEPBAL.cc
@@ -99,9 +99,3 @@
 
   return balancing_mat;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleAEPBAL.h b/liboctave/dbleAEPBAL.h
--- a/liboctave/dbleAEPBAL.h
+++ b/liboctave/dbleAEPBAL.h
@@ -50,9 +50,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleCHOL.cc b/liboctave/dbleCHOL.cc
--- a/liboctave/dbleCHOL.cc
+++ b/liboctave/dbleCHOL.cc
@@ -440,9 +440,3 @@
 {
   return chol2inv_internal (r);
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleCHOL.h b/liboctave/dbleCHOL.h
--- a/liboctave/dbleCHOL.h
+++ b/liboctave/dbleCHOL.h
@@ -88,9 +88,3 @@
 Matrix OCTAVE_API chol2inv (const Matrix& r);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleGEPBAL.cc b/liboctave/dbleGEPBAL.cc
--- a/liboctave/dbleGEPBAL.cc
+++ b/liboctave/dbleGEPBAL.cc
@@ -123,9 +123,3 @@
 
   return info;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleGEPBAL.h b/liboctave/dbleGEPBAL.h
--- a/liboctave/dbleGEPBAL.h
+++ b/liboctave/dbleGEPBAL.h
@@ -82,9 +82,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleHESS.cc b/liboctave/dbleHESS.cc
--- a/liboctave/dbleHESS.cc
+++ b/liboctave/dbleHESS.cc
@@ -120,9 +120,3 @@
 
   return info;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleHESS.h b/liboctave/dbleHESS.h
--- a/liboctave/dbleHESS.h
+++ b/liboctave/dbleHESS.h
@@ -70,9 +70,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleLU.cc b/liboctave/dbleLU.cc
--- a/liboctave/dbleLU.cc
+++ b/liboctave/dbleLU.cc
@@ -208,9 +208,3 @@
 }
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleLU.h b/liboctave/dbleLU.h
--- a/liboctave/dbleLU.h
+++ b/liboctave/dbleLU.h
@@ -62,9 +62,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleQR.cc b/liboctave/dbleQR.cc
--- a/liboctave/dbleQR.cc
+++ b/liboctave/dbleQR.cc
@@ -697,9 +697,3 @@
 }
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleQR.h b/liboctave/dbleQR.h
--- a/liboctave/dbleQR.h
+++ b/liboctave/dbleQR.h
@@ -81,9 +81,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleQRP.cc b/liboctave/dbleQRP.cc
--- a/liboctave/dbleQRP.cc
+++ b/liboctave/dbleQRP.cc
@@ -101,9 +101,3 @@
   ColumnVector pv (MArray<double> (pa) + 1.0);
   return pv;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleQRP.h b/liboctave/dbleQRP.h
--- a/liboctave/dbleQRP.h
+++ b/liboctave/dbleQRP.h
@@ -69,9 +69,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleSCHUR.cc b/liboctave/dbleSCHUR.cc
--- a/liboctave/dbleSCHUR.cc
+++ b/liboctave/dbleSCHUR.cc
@@ -148,9 +148,3 @@
 
   return os;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleSCHUR.h b/liboctave/dbleSCHUR.h
--- a/liboctave/dbleSCHUR.h
+++ b/liboctave/dbleSCHUR.h
@@ -79,9 +79,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleSVD.cc b/liboctave/dbleSVD.cc
--- a/liboctave/dbleSVD.cc
+++ b/liboctave/dbleSVD.cc
@@ -169,9 +169,3 @@
 
   return os;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dbleSVD.h b/liboctave/dbleSVD.h
--- a/liboctave/dbleSVD.h
+++ b/liboctave/dbleSVD.h
@@ -90,9 +90,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dir-ops.cc b/liboctave/dir-ops.cc
--- a/liboctave/dir-ops.cc
+++ b/liboctave/dir-ops.cc
@@ -111,9 +111,3 @@
   fail = de.fail;
   errmsg = de.errmsg;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/dir-ops.h b/liboctave/dir-ops.h
--- a/liboctave/dir-ops.h
+++ b/liboctave/dir-ops.h
@@ -83,9 +83,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/eigs-base.cc b/liboctave/eigs-base.cc
--- a/liboctave/eigs-base.cc
+++ b/liboctave/eigs-base.cc
@@ -3832,9 +3832,3 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/f2c-main.c b/liboctave/f2c-main.c
--- a/liboctave/f2c-main.c
+++ b/liboctave/f2c-main.c
@@ -33,10 +33,3 @@
 #  endif
 int F77_DUMMY_MAIN() { assert(0); return 1; }
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
-
diff --git a/liboctave/fCColVector.cc b/liboctave/fCColVector.cc
--- a/liboctave/fCColVector.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fCColVector.cc
@@ -523,9 +523,3 @@
     }
   return is;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCColVector.h b/liboctave/fCColVector.h
--- a/liboctave/fCColVector.h
+++ b/liboctave/fCColVector.h
@@ -132,9 +132,3 @@
 MARRAY_FORWARD_DEFS (MArray, FloatComplexColumnVector, FloatComplex)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCDiagMatrix.cc b/liboctave/fCDiagMatrix.cc
--- a/liboctave/fCDiagMatrix.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fCDiagMatrix.cc
@@ -580,9 +580,3 @@
     }
   return os;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCDiagMatrix.h b/liboctave/fCDiagMatrix.h
--- a/liboctave/fCDiagMatrix.h
+++ b/liboctave/fCDiagMatrix.h
@@ -156,9 +156,3 @@
 MDIAGARRAY2_FORWARD_DEFS (MDiagArray2, FloatComplexDiagMatrix, FloatComplex)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCMatrix.cc b/liboctave/fCMatrix.cc
--- a/liboctave/fCMatrix.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fCMatrix.cc
@@ -4086,9 +4086,3 @@
 
 MM_CMP_OPS (FloatComplexMatrix, FloatComplexMatrix)
 MM_BOOL_OPS (FloatComplexMatrix, FloatComplexMatrix)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCMatrix.h b/liboctave/fCMatrix.h
--- a/liboctave/fCMatrix.h
+++ b/liboctave/fCMatrix.h
@@ -430,9 +430,3 @@
 MARRAY_FORWARD_DEFS (MArray2, FloatComplexMatrix, FloatComplex)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCNDArray.cc b/liboctave/fCNDArray.cc
--- a/liboctave/fCNDArray.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fCNDArray.cc
@@ -976,9 +976,3 @@
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DEFS_MXLOOP (FloatComplexNDArray)
 
 BSXFUN_OP_DEF_MXLOOP (pow, FloatComplexNDArray, mx_inline_pow)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCNDArray.h b/liboctave/fCNDArray.h
--- a/liboctave/fCNDArray.h
+++ b/liboctave/fCNDArray.h
@@ -184,9 +184,3 @@
 BSXFUN_OP_DECL (pow, FloatComplexNDArray, OCTAVE_API)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCRowVector.cc b/liboctave/fCRowVector.cc
--- a/liboctave/fCRowVector.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fCRowVector.cc
@@ -482,9 +482,3 @@
 
   return retval;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCRowVector.h b/liboctave/fCRowVector.h
--- a/liboctave/fCRowVector.h
+++ b/liboctave/fCRowVector.h
@@ -124,9 +124,3 @@
 MARRAY_FORWARD_DEFS (MArray, FloatComplexRowVector, FloatComplex)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxAEPBAL.cc b/liboctave/fCmplxAEPBAL.cc
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxAEPBAL.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxAEPBAL.cc
@@ -101,9 +101,3 @@
 
   return balancing_mat;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxAEPBAL.h b/liboctave/fCmplxAEPBAL.h
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxAEPBAL.h
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxAEPBAL.h
@@ -50,9 +50,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxCHOL.cc b/liboctave/fCmplxCHOL.cc
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxCHOL.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxCHOL.cc
@@ -439,9 +439,3 @@
 {
   return chol2inv_internal (r);
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxCHOL.h b/liboctave/fCmplxCHOL.h
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxCHOL.h
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxCHOL.h
@@ -91,9 +91,3 @@
 FloatComplexMatrix OCTAVE_API chol2inv (const FloatComplexMatrix& r);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxGEPBAL.cc b/liboctave/fCmplxGEPBAL.cc
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxGEPBAL.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxGEPBAL.cc
@@ -123,9 +123,3 @@
 
   return info;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxGEPBAL.h b/liboctave/fCmplxGEPBAL.h
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxGEPBAL.h
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxGEPBAL.h
@@ -83,9 +83,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxHESS.cc b/liboctave/fCmplxHESS.cc
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxHESS.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxHESS.cc
@@ -119,9 +119,3 @@
 
   return info;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxHESS.h b/liboctave/fCmplxHESS.h
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxHESS.h
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxHESS.h
@@ -73,9 +73,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxLU.cc b/liboctave/fCmplxLU.cc
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxLU.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxLU.cc
@@ -208,9 +208,3 @@
 }
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxLU.h b/liboctave/fCmplxLU.h
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxLU.h
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxLU.h
@@ -66,9 +66,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxQR.cc b/liboctave/fCmplxQR.cc
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxQR.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxQR.cc
@@ -688,9 +688,3 @@
 }
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxQR.h b/liboctave/fCmplxQR.h
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxQR.h
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxQR.h
@@ -76,9 +76,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxQRP.cc b/liboctave/fCmplxQRP.cc
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxQRP.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxQRP.cc
@@ -103,9 +103,3 @@
   FloatColumnVector pv (MArray<float> (pa) + 1.0f);
   return pv;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxQRP.h b/liboctave/fCmplxQRP.h
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxQRP.h
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxQRP.h
@@ -68,9 +68,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxSCHUR.cc b/liboctave/fCmplxSCHUR.cc
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxSCHUR.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxSCHUR.cc
@@ -134,9 +134,3 @@
 
   return info;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxSCHUR.h b/liboctave/fCmplxSCHUR.h
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxSCHUR.h
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxSCHUR.h
@@ -80,9 +80,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxSVD.cc b/liboctave/fCmplxSVD.cc
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxSVD.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxSVD.cc
@@ -165,9 +165,3 @@
 
   return info;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fCmplxSVD.h b/liboctave/fCmplxSVD.h
--- a/liboctave/fCmplxSVD.h
+++ b/liboctave/fCmplxSVD.h
@@ -87,9 +87,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fColVector.cc b/liboctave/fColVector.cc
--- a/liboctave/fColVector.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fColVector.cc
@@ -320,9 +320,3 @@
     }
   return is;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fColVector.h b/liboctave/fColVector.h
--- a/liboctave/fColVector.h
+++ b/liboctave/fColVector.h
@@ -106,9 +106,3 @@
 MARRAY_FORWARD_DEFS (MArray, FloatColumnVector, float)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fDiagMatrix.cc b/liboctave/fDiagMatrix.cc
--- a/liboctave/fDiagMatrix.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fDiagMatrix.cc
@@ -399,9 +399,3 @@
     }
   return os;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fDiagMatrix.h b/liboctave/fDiagMatrix.h
--- a/liboctave/fDiagMatrix.h
+++ b/liboctave/fDiagMatrix.h
@@ -124,9 +124,3 @@
 MDIAGARRAY2_FORWARD_DEFS (MDiagArray2, FloatDiagMatrix, float)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fEIG.cc b/liboctave/fEIG.cc
--- a/liboctave/fEIG.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fEIG.cc
@@ -860,9 +860,3 @@
 
   return info;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fEIG.h b/liboctave/fEIG.h
--- a/liboctave/fEIG.h
+++ b/liboctave/fEIG.h
@@ -104,9 +104,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fMatrix.cc b/liboctave/fMatrix.cc
--- a/liboctave/fMatrix.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fMatrix.cc
@@ -3457,9 +3457,3 @@
 
 MM_CMP_OPS (FloatMatrix, FloatMatrix)
 MM_BOOL_OPS (FloatMatrix, FloatMatrix)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fMatrix.h b/liboctave/fMatrix.h
--- a/liboctave/fMatrix.h
+++ b/liboctave/fMatrix.h
@@ -380,9 +380,3 @@
 void read_int (std::istream& is, bool swap_bytes, T& val);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fNDArray.cc b/liboctave/fNDArray.cc
--- a/liboctave/fNDArray.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fNDArray.cc
@@ -990,9 +990,3 @@
 BSXFUN_OP_DEF_MXLOOP (pow, FloatNDArray, mx_inline_pow)
 BSXFUN_OP2_DEF_MXLOOP (pow, FloatComplexNDArray, FloatComplexNDArray, 
                        FloatNDArray, mx_inline_pow)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fNDArray.h b/liboctave/fNDArray.h
--- a/liboctave/fNDArray.h
+++ b/liboctave/fNDArray.h
@@ -194,9 +194,3 @@
                  FloatNDArray, OCTAVE_API)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fRowVector.cc b/liboctave/fRowVector.cc
--- a/liboctave/fRowVector.cc
+++ b/liboctave/fRowVector.cc
@@ -337,9 +337,3 @@
   FloatComplexRowVector tmp (v);
   return tmp * a;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/fRowVector.h b/liboctave/fRowVector.h
--- a/liboctave/fRowVector.h
+++ b/liboctave/fRowVector.h
@@ -107,9 +107,3 @@
 MARRAY_FORWARD_DEFS (MArray, FloatRowVector, float)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/file-ops.cc b/liboctave/file-ops.cc
--- a/liboctave/file-ops.cc
+++ b/liboctave/file-ops.cc
@@ -857,9 +857,3 @@
        ? dir + file
        : dir + file_ops::dir_sep_char () + file);
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/file-ops.h b/liboctave/file-ops.h
--- a/liboctave/file-ops.h
+++ b/liboctave/file-ops.h
@@ -189,9 +189,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/file-stat.cc b/liboctave/file-stat.cc
--- a/liboctave/file-stat.cc
+++ b/liboctave/file-stat.cc
@@ -291,9 +291,3 @@
       initialized = true;
     }
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/file-stat.h b/liboctave/file-stat.h
--- a/liboctave/file-stat.h
+++ b/liboctave/file-stat.h
@@ -315,9 +315,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatAEPBAL.cc b/liboctave/floatAEPBAL.cc
--- a/liboctave/floatAEPBAL.cc
+++ b/liboctave/floatAEPBAL.cc
@@ -100,9 +100,3 @@
 
   return balancing_mat;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatAEPBAL.h b/liboctave/floatAEPBAL.h
--- a/liboctave/floatAEPBAL.h
+++ b/liboctave/floatAEPBAL.h
@@ -50,9 +50,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatCHOL.cc b/liboctave/floatCHOL.cc
--- a/liboctave/floatCHOL.cc
+++ b/liboctave/floatCHOL.cc
@@ -440,9 +440,3 @@
 {
   return chol2inv_internal (r);
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatCHOL.h b/liboctave/floatCHOL.h
--- a/liboctave/floatCHOL.h
+++ b/liboctave/floatCHOL.h
@@ -88,9 +88,3 @@
 FloatMatrix OCTAVE_API chol2inv (const FloatMatrix& r);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatGEPBAL.cc b/liboctave/floatGEPBAL.cc
--- a/liboctave/floatGEPBAL.cc
+++ b/liboctave/floatGEPBAL.cc
@@ -123,9 +123,3 @@
 
   return info;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatGEPBAL.h b/liboctave/floatGEPBAL.h
--- a/liboctave/floatGEPBAL.h
+++ b/liboctave/floatGEPBAL.h
@@ -82,9 +82,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatHESS.cc b/liboctave/floatHESS.cc
--- a/liboctave/floatHESS.cc
+++ b/liboctave/floatHESS.cc
@@ -120,9 +120,3 @@
 
   return info;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatHESS.h b/liboctave/floatHESS.h
--- a/liboctave/floatHESS.h
+++ b/liboctave/floatHESS.h
@@ -70,9 +70,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatLU.cc b/liboctave/floatLU.cc
--- a/liboctave/floatLU.cc
+++ b/liboctave/floatLU.cc
@@ -208,9 +208,3 @@
 }
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatLU.h b/liboctave/floatLU.h
--- a/liboctave/floatLU.h
+++ b/liboctave/floatLU.h
@@ -64,9 +64,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatQR.cc b/liboctave/floatQR.cc
--- a/liboctave/floatQR.cc
+++ b/liboctave/floatQR.cc
@@ -683,10 +683,3 @@
 }
 
 #endif
-
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatQR.h b/liboctave/floatQR.h
--- a/liboctave/floatQR.h
+++ b/liboctave/floatQR.h
@@ -74,9 +74,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatQRP.cc b/liboctave/floatQRP.cc
--- a/liboctave/floatQRP.cc
+++ b/liboctave/floatQRP.cc
@@ -101,8 +101,3 @@
   FloatColumnVector pv (MArray<float> (pa) + 1.0f);
   return pv;
 }
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatQRP.h b/liboctave/floatQRP.h
--- a/liboctave/floatQRP.h
+++ b/liboctave/floatQRP.h
@@ -69,9 +69,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatSCHUR.cc b/liboctave/floatSCHUR.cc
--- a/liboctave/floatSCHUR.cc
+++ b/liboctave/floatSCHUR.cc
@@ -148,9 +148,3 @@
 
   return os;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatSCHUR.h b/liboctave/floatSCHUR.h
--- a/liboctave/floatSCHUR.h
+++ b/liboctave/floatSCHUR.h
@@ -79,9 +79,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatSVD.cc b/liboctave/floatSVD.cc
--- a/liboctave/floatSVD.cc
+++ b/liboctave/floatSVD.cc
@@ -169,9 +169,3 @@
 
   return os;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/floatSVD.h b/liboctave/floatSVD.h
--- a/liboctave/floatSVD.h
+++ b/liboctave/floatSVD.h
@@ -84,9 +84,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/functor.h b/liboctave/functor.h
--- a/liboctave/functor.h
+++ b/liboctave/functor.h
@@ -73,9 +73,3 @@
 }
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/glob-match.cc b/liboctave/glob-match.cc
--- a/liboctave/glob-match.cc
+++ b/liboctave/glob-match.cc
@@ -57,10 +57,3 @@
 
   return retval;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
-
diff --git a/liboctave/glob-match.h b/liboctave/glob-match.h
--- a/liboctave/glob-match.h
+++ b/liboctave/glob-match.h
@@ -99,9 +99,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/idx-vector.cc b/liboctave/idx-vector.cc
--- a/liboctave/idx-vector.cc
+++ b/liboctave/idx-vector.cc
@@ -949,9 +949,3 @@
 INSTANTIATE_SCALAR_VECTOR_REP_CONST (octave_uint16)
 INSTANTIATE_SCALAR_VECTOR_REP_CONST (octave_uint32)
 INSTANTIATE_SCALAR_VECTOR_REP_CONST (octave_uint64)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/idx-vector.h b/liboctave/idx-vector.h
--- a/liboctave/idx-vector.h
+++ b/liboctave/idx-vector.h
@@ -974,9 +974,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/int16NDArray.cc b/liboctave/int16NDArray.cc
--- a/liboctave/int16NDArray.cc
+++ b/liboctave/int16NDArray.cc
@@ -54,9 +54,3 @@
 
 BSXFUN_STDOP_DEFS_MXLOOP (int16NDArray)
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DEFS_MXLOOP (int16NDArray)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/int16NDArray.h b/liboctave/int16NDArray.h
--- a/liboctave/int16NDArray.h
+++ b/liboctave/int16NDArray.h
@@ -47,9 +47,3 @@
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DECLS (int16NDArray, OCTAVE_API)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/int32NDArray.cc b/liboctave/int32NDArray.cc
--- a/liboctave/int32NDArray.cc
+++ b/liboctave/int32NDArray.cc
@@ -54,9 +54,3 @@
 
 BSXFUN_STDOP_DEFS_MXLOOP (int32NDArray)
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DEFS_MXLOOP (int32NDArray)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/int32NDArray.h b/liboctave/int32NDArray.h
--- a/liboctave/int32NDArray.h
+++ b/liboctave/int32NDArray.h
@@ -47,9 +47,3 @@
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DECLS (int32NDArray, OCTAVE_API)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/int64NDArray.cc b/liboctave/int64NDArray.cc
--- a/liboctave/int64NDArray.cc
+++ b/liboctave/int64NDArray.cc
@@ -54,9 +54,3 @@
 
 BSXFUN_STDOP_DEFS_MXLOOP (int64NDArray)
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DEFS_MXLOOP (int64NDArray)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/int64NDArray.h b/liboctave/int64NDArray.h
--- a/liboctave/int64NDArray.h
+++ b/liboctave/int64NDArray.h
@@ -47,9 +47,3 @@
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DECLS (int64NDArray, OCTAVE_API)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/int8NDArray.cc b/liboctave/int8NDArray.cc
--- a/liboctave/int8NDArray.cc
+++ b/liboctave/int8NDArray.cc
@@ -54,9 +54,3 @@
 
 BSXFUN_STDOP_DEFS_MXLOOP (int8NDArray)
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DEFS_MXLOOP (int8NDArray)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/int8NDArray.h b/liboctave/int8NDArray.h
--- a/liboctave/int8NDArray.h
+++ b/liboctave/int8NDArray.h
@@ -47,9 +47,3 @@
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DECLS (int8NDArray, OCTAVE_API)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/intNDArray.cc b/liboctave/intNDArray.cc
--- a/liboctave/intNDArray.cc
+++ b/liboctave/intNDArray.cc
@@ -284,9 +284,3 @@
 {
   return do_mx_diff_op<intNDArray<T> > (*this, dim, order, mx_inline_diff);
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/intNDArray.h b/liboctave/intNDArray.h
--- a/liboctave/intNDArray.h
+++ b/liboctave/intNDArray.h
@@ -130,9 +130,3 @@
 std::istream& operator >> (std::istream& is, intNDArray<T>& a);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/kpse-xfns.h b/liboctave/kpse-xfns.h
--- a/liboctave/kpse-xfns.h
+++ b/liboctave/kpse-xfns.h
@@ -63,9 +63,3 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/kpse.cc b/liboctave/kpse.cc
--- a/liboctave/kpse.cc
+++ b/liboctave/kpse.cc
@@ -2644,9 +2644,3 @@
 
   return expansion;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/lo-cieee.c b/liboctave/lo-cieee.c
--- a/liboctave/lo-cieee.c
+++ b/liboctave/lo-cieee.c
@@ -320,9 +320,3 @@
   return x < 0;
 #endif
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/lo-cutils.c b/liboctave/lo-cutils.c
--- a/liboctave/lo-cutils.c
+++ b/liboctave/lo-cutils.c
@@ -125,9 +125,3 @@
 {
   return WAITPID (pid, status, options);
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/lo-ieee.cc b/liboctave/lo-ieee.cc
--- a/liboctave/lo-ieee.cc
+++ b/liboctave/lo-ieee.cc
@@ -169,9 +169,3 @@
       abort ();
     }
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/lo-ieee.h b/liboctave/lo-ieee.h
--- a/liboctave/lo-ieee.h
+++ b/liboctave/lo-ieee.h
@@ -131,9 +131,3 @@
 			  __lo_ieee_float_signbit (x) : __lo_ieee_signbit (x))
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/lo-mappers.cc b/liboctave/lo-mappers.cc
--- a/liboctave/lo-mappers.cc
+++ b/liboctave/lo-mappers.cc
@@ -731,9 +731,3 @@
 {
   return x < 0.0f ? FloatComplex (0.0f, sqrtf (-x)) : FloatComplex (sqrtf (x));
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/lo-mappers.h b/liboctave/lo-mappers.h
--- a/liboctave/lo-mappers.h
+++ b/liboctave/lo-mappers.h
@@ -201,9 +201,3 @@
 extern OCTAVE_API FloatComplex rc_sqrt (float);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/lo-math.h b/liboctave/lo-math.h
--- a/liboctave/lo-math.h
+++ b/liboctave/lo-math.h
@@ -38,9 +38,3 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/lo-specfun.cc b/liboctave/lo-specfun.cc
--- a/liboctave/lo-specfun.cc
+++ b/liboctave/lo-specfun.cc
@@ -3172,9 +3172,3 @@
 {
   return do_erfinv (x, false); 
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/lo-specfun.h b/liboctave/lo-specfun.h
--- a/liboctave/lo-specfun.h
+++ b/liboctave/lo-specfun.h
@@ -587,10 +587,3 @@
 extern OCTAVE_API float erfinv (float x);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C ***
-;;; page-delimiter: "^/\\*" ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/lo-sysdep.cc b/liboctave/lo-sysdep.cc
--- a/liboctave/lo-sysdep.cc
+++ b/liboctave/lo-sysdep.cc
@@ -241,9 +241,3 @@
 }
 
 #endif
- 
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/lo-sysdep.h b/liboctave/lo-sysdep.h
--- a/liboctave/lo-sysdep.h
+++ b/liboctave/lo-sysdep.h
@@ -63,9 +63,3 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/lo-traits.h b/liboctave/lo-traits.h
--- a/liboctave/lo-traits.h
+++ b/liboctave/lo-traits.h
@@ -151,10 +151,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C ***
-;;; page-delimiter: "^/\\*" ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/lo-utils.cc b/liboctave/lo-utils.cc
--- a/liboctave/lo-utils.cc
+++ b/liboctave/lo-utils.cc
@@ -586,9 +586,3 @@
   octave_write_float (os, imag (c));
   os << ")";
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/lo-utils.h b/liboctave/lo-utils.h
--- a/liboctave/lo-utils.h
+++ b/liboctave/lo-utils.h
@@ -115,9 +115,3 @@
 #endif
 
 extern "C" OCTAVE_API pid_t octave_waitpid (pid_t pid, int *status, int options);
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/mach-info.cc b/liboctave/mach-info.cc
--- a/liboctave/mach-info.cc
+++ b/liboctave/mach-info.cc
@@ -255,9 +255,3 @@
 
   return retval;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/mach-info.h b/liboctave/mach-info.h
--- a/liboctave/mach-info.h
+++ b/liboctave/mach-info.h
@@ -80,9 +80,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/mx-base.h b/liboctave/mx-base.h
--- a/liboctave/mx-base.h
+++ b/liboctave/mx-base.h
@@ -87,9 +87,3 @@
 #include "uint64NDArray.h"
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/mx-defs.h b/liboctave/mx-defs.h
--- a/liboctave/mx-defs.h
+++ b/liboctave/mx-defs.h
@@ -143,9 +143,3 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/mx-ext.h b/liboctave/mx-ext.h
--- a/liboctave/mx-ext.h
+++ b/liboctave/mx-ext.h
@@ -79,9 +79,3 @@
 #include "CmplxQRP.h"
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/mx-inlines.cc b/liboctave/mx-inlines.cc
--- a/liboctave/mx-inlines.cc
+++ b/liboctave/mx-inlines.cc
@@ -1385,9 +1385,3 @@
 OP_RED_FCNN (mx_inline_xsum, T, T)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/mx-op-defs.h b/liboctave/mx-op-defs.h
--- a/liboctave/mx-op-defs.h
+++ b/liboctave/mx-op-defs.h
@@ -633,10 +633,3 @@
   return retval;
 
 #endif
-
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-alloc.cc b/liboctave/oct-alloc.cc
--- a/liboctave/oct-alloc.cc
+++ b/liboctave/oct-alloc.cc
@@ -103,9 +103,3 @@
 
   return retval;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-alloc.h b/liboctave/oct-alloc.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-alloc.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-alloc.h
@@ -88,9 +88,3 @@
   octave_allocator t::allocator (sizeof (t), s)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-cmplx.h b/liboctave/oct-cmplx.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-cmplx.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-cmplx.h
@@ -81,9 +81,3 @@
 DEF_COMPLEXR_COMP (>=, >)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-env.cc b/liboctave/oct-env.cc
--- a/liboctave/oct-env.cc
+++ b/liboctave/oct-env.cc
@@ -542,9 +542,3 @@
 {
   (*current_liboctave_error_handler) ("%s", s.c_str ());
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-env.h b/liboctave/oct-env.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-env.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-env.h
@@ -136,9 +136,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-fftw.cc b/liboctave/oct-fftw.cc
--- a/liboctave/oct-fftw.cc
+++ b/liboctave/oct-fftw.cc
@@ -1020,10 +1020,3 @@
 }
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
-
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-fftw.h b/liboctave/oct-fftw.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-fftw.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-fftw.h
@@ -333,10 +333,3 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
-
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-getopt.c b/liboctave/oct-getopt.c
--- a/liboctave/oct-getopt.c
+++ b/liboctave/oct-getopt.c
@@ -38,10 +38,3 @@
 {
   return getopt_long (argc, argv, options, long_options, opt_index);
 }
-
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-getopt.h b/liboctave/oct-getopt.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-getopt.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-getopt.h
@@ -44,9 +44,3 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-group.cc b/liboctave/oct-group.cc
--- a/liboctave/oct-group.cc
+++ b/liboctave/oct-group.cc
@@ -223,9 +223,3 @@
 {
   (*current_liboctave_error_handler) ("invalid group object");
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-group.h b/liboctave/oct-group.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-group.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-group.h
@@ -112,9 +112,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-inttypes.cc b/liboctave/oct-inttypes.cc
--- a/liboctave/oct-inttypes.cc
+++ b/liboctave/oct-inttypes.cc
@@ -651,9 +651,3 @@
 %!assert((int64(2**62)+1)**1, int64(2**62)+1)
 %!assert((int64(2**30)+1)**2, int64(2**60+2**31) + 1)
 */
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-inttypes.h b/liboctave/oct-inttypes.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-inttypes.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-inttypes.h
@@ -1107,9 +1107,3 @@
 }
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-md5.cc b/liboctave/oct-md5.cc
--- a/liboctave/oct-md5.cc
+++ b/liboctave/oct-md5.cc
@@ -76,9 +76,3 @@
 
   return retval;
 }
-	  
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-md5.h b/liboctave/oct-md5.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-md5.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-md5.h
@@ -23,9 +23,3 @@
 extern OCTAVE_API std::string oct_md5 (const std::string str);
 
 extern OCTAVE_API std::string oct_md5_file (const std::string file);
-	  
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-passwd.cc b/liboctave/oct-passwd.cc
--- a/liboctave/oct-passwd.cc
+++ b/liboctave/oct-passwd.cc
@@ -229,9 +229,3 @@
 {
   (*current_liboctave_error_handler) ("invalid password object");
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-passwd.h b/liboctave/oct-passwd.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-passwd.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-passwd.h
@@ -132,9 +132,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-rand.cc b/liboctave/oct-rand.cc
--- a/liboctave/oct-rand.cc
+++ b/liboctave/oct-rand.cc
@@ -657,9 +657,3 @@
 
   return;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-rand.h b/liboctave/oct-rand.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-rand.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-rand.h
@@ -229,9 +229,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-rl-edit.c b/liboctave/oct-rl-edit.c
--- a/liboctave/oct-rl-edit.c
+++ b/liboctave/oct-rl-edit.c
@@ -382,9 +382,3 @@
 }
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-rl-edit.h b/liboctave/oct-rl-edit.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-rl-edit.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-rl-edit.h
@@ -149,9 +149,3 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-rl-hist.c b/liboctave/oct-rl-hist.c
--- a/liboctave/oct-rl-hist.c
+++ b/liboctave/oct-rl-hist.c
@@ -240,9 +240,3 @@
 }
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-rl-hist.h b/liboctave/oct-rl-hist.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-rl-hist.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-rl-hist.h
@@ -73,9 +73,3 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-shlib.cc b/liboctave/oct-shlib.cc
--- a/liboctave/oct-shlib.cc
+++ b/liboctave/oct-shlib.cc
@@ -519,9 +519,3 @@
   return new shlib_rep ();
 #endif
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-shlib.h b/liboctave/oct-shlib.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-shlib.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-shlib.h
@@ -189,9 +189,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-sort.cc b/liboctave/oct-sort.cc
--- a/liboctave/oct-sort.cc
+++ b/liboctave/oct-sort.cc
@@ -1953,9 +1953,3 @@
 {
   return x > y;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-sort.h b/liboctave/oct-sort.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-sort.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-sort.h
@@ -332,9 +332,3 @@
   octave_idx_type indx;
 };
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-spparms.cc b/liboctave/oct-spparms.cc
--- a/liboctave/oct-spparms.cc
+++ b/liboctave/oct-spparms.cc
@@ -223,9 +223,3 @@
   for (int i = 0; i < OCTAVE_SPARSE_CONTROLS_SIZE; i++)
     os << prefix << keys(i) << ": " << params(i) << "\n";
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-spparms.h b/liboctave/oct-spparms.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-spparms.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-spparms.h
@@ -117,9 +117,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-syscalls.cc b/liboctave/oct-syscalls.cc
--- a/liboctave/oct-syscalls.cc
+++ b/liboctave/oct-syscalls.cc
@@ -451,9 +451,3 @@
   return -1;
 #endif
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-syscalls.h b/liboctave/oct-syscalls.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-syscalls.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-syscalls.h
@@ -74,9 +74,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-time.cc b/liboctave/oct-time.cc
--- a/liboctave/oct-time.cc
+++ b/liboctave/oct-time.cc
@@ -305,9 +305,3 @@
   delete [] ps;
 #endif
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-time.h b/liboctave/oct-time.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-time.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-time.h
@@ -357,9 +357,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-uname.cc b/liboctave/oct-uname.cc
--- a/liboctave/oct-uname.cc
+++ b/liboctave/oct-uname.cc
@@ -56,9 +56,3 @@
     }
 #endif
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-uname.h b/liboctave/oct-uname.h
--- a/liboctave/oct-uname.h
+++ b/liboctave/oct-uname.h
@@ -90,9 +90,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/pathlen.h b/liboctave/pathlen.h
--- a/liboctave/pathlen.h
+++ b/liboctave/pathlen.h
@@ -32,9 +32,3 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/pathsearch.cc b/liboctave/pathsearch.cc
--- a/liboctave/pathsearch.cc
+++ b/liboctave/pathsearch.cc
@@ -169,9 +169,3 @@
 
   initialized = true;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/pathsearch.h b/liboctave/pathsearch.h
--- a/liboctave/pathsearch.h
+++ b/liboctave/pathsearch.h
@@ -169,9 +169,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/prog-args.cc b/liboctave/prog-args.cc
--- a/liboctave/prog-args.cc
+++ b/liboctave/prog-args.cc
@@ -60,9 +60,3 @@
 {
   ::optind = 0;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/prog-args.h b/liboctave/prog-args.h
--- a/liboctave/prog-args.h
+++ b/liboctave/prog-args.h
@@ -83,9 +83,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/randgamma.c b/liboctave/randgamma.c
--- a/liboctave/randgamma.c
+++ b/liboctave/randgamma.c
@@ -141,9 +141,3 @@
   oct_fill_randg(a,1,&ret);
   return ret;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/randgamma.h b/liboctave/randgamma.h
--- a/liboctave/randgamma.h
+++ b/liboctave/randgamma.h
@@ -36,9 +36,3 @@
 }
 #endif
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/randmtzig.c b/liboctave/randmtzig.c
--- a/liboctave/randmtzig.c
+++ b/liboctave/randmtzig.c
@@ -701,9 +701,3 @@
   for (i = 0; i < n; i++) 
     p[i] = oct_rande();
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/randmtzig.h b/liboctave/randmtzig.h
--- a/liboctave/randmtzig.h
+++ b/liboctave/randmtzig.h
@@ -91,10 +91,3 @@
 }
 #endif
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
-
diff --git a/liboctave/randpoisson.c b/liboctave/randpoisson.c
--- a/liboctave/randpoisson.c
+++ b/liboctave/randpoisson.c
@@ -463,9 +463,3 @@
   }
   return ret;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/randpoisson.h b/liboctave/randpoisson.h
--- a/liboctave/randpoisson.h
+++ b/liboctave/randpoisson.h
@@ -36,10 +36,3 @@
 }
 #endif
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
-
diff --git a/liboctave/regex-match.cc b/liboctave/regex-match.cc
--- a/liboctave/regex-match.cc
+++ b/liboctave/regex-match.cc
@@ -147,11 +147,3 @@
 
   return retval;
 }
-
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
-
diff --git a/liboctave/regex-match.h b/liboctave/regex-match.h
--- a/liboctave/regex-match.h
+++ b/liboctave/regex-match.h
@@ -82,9 +82,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/sparse-base-chol.cc b/liboctave/sparse-base-chol.cc
--- a/liboctave/sparse-base-chol.cc
+++ b/liboctave/sparse-base-chol.cc
@@ -289,9 +289,3 @@
 #endif
   return retval;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/sparse-base-chol.h b/liboctave/sparse-base-chol.h
--- a/liboctave/sparse-base-chol.h
+++ b/liboctave/sparse-base-chol.h
@@ -188,9 +188,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/sparse-base-lu.cc b/liboctave/sparse-base-lu.cc
--- a/liboctave/sparse-base-lu.cc
+++ b/liboctave/sparse-base-lu.cc
@@ -144,9 +144,3 @@
 {
   return PermMatrix (Q, true);
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/sparse-base-lu.h b/liboctave/sparse-base-lu.h
--- a/liboctave/sparse-base-lu.h
+++ b/liboctave/sparse-base-lu.h
@@ -93,9 +93,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/sparse-dmsolve.cc b/liboctave/sparse-dmsolve.cc
--- a/liboctave/sparse-dmsolve.cc
+++ b/liboctave/sparse-dmsolve.cc
@@ -510,9 +510,3 @@
 dmsolve (const SparseComplexMatrix &a, const SparseComplexMatrix &b, 
 	 octave_idx_type &info);
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/sparse-sort.cc b/liboctave/sparse-sort.cc
--- a/liboctave/sparse-sort.cc
+++ b/liboctave/sparse-sort.cc
@@ -61,9 +61,3 @@
 }
 
 template class octave_sort<octave_idx_vector_sort *>;
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/sparse-sort.h b/liboctave/sparse-sort.h
--- a/liboctave/sparse-sort.h
+++ b/liboctave/sparse-sort.h
@@ -50,9 +50,3 @@
 			     octave_idx_vector_sort* j);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/sparse-util.cc b/liboctave/sparse-util.cc
--- a/liboctave/sparse-util.cc
+++ b/liboctave/sparse-util.cc
@@ -117,9 +117,3 @@
 
   return true;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/sparse-util.h b/liboctave/sparse-util.h
--- a/liboctave/sparse-util.h
+++ b/liboctave/sparse-util.h
@@ -37,9 +37,3 @@
 		   octave_idx_type nnz);
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/statdefs.h b/liboctave/statdefs.h
--- a/liboctave/statdefs.h
+++ b/liboctave/statdefs.h
@@ -71,9 +71,3 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/str-vec.cc b/liboctave/str-vec.cc
--- a/liboctave/str-vec.cc
+++ b/liboctave/str-vec.cc
@@ -263,9 +263,3 @@
 
   return os;
 }
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/str-vec.h b/liboctave/str-vec.h
--- a/liboctave/str-vec.h
+++ b/liboctave/str-vec.h
@@ -103,9 +103,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/sun-utils.h b/liboctave/sun-utils.h
--- a/liboctave/sun-utils.h
+++ b/liboctave/sun-utils.h
@@ -60,10 +60,3 @@
 
 #endif
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C ***
-;;; page-delimiter: "^/\\*" ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/sysdir.h b/liboctave/sysdir.h
--- a/liboctave/sysdir.h
+++ b/liboctave/sysdir.h
@@ -52,9 +52,3 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/systime.h b/liboctave/systime.h
--- a/liboctave/systime.h
+++ b/liboctave/systime.h
@@ -35,9 +35,3 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/syswait.h b/liboctave/syswait.h
--- a/liboctave/syswait.h
+++ b/liboctave/syswait.h
@@ -89,9 +89,3 @@
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/uint16NDArray.cc b/liboctave/uint16NDArray.cc
--- a/liboctave/uint16NDArray.cc
+++ b/liboctave/uint16NDArray.cc
@@ -54,9 +54,3 @@
 
 BSXFUN_STDOP_DEFS_MXLOOP (uint16NDArray)
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DEFS_MXLOOP (uint16NDArray)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/uint16NDArray.h b/liboctave/uint16NDArray.h
--- a/liboctave/uint16NDArray.h
+++ b/liboctave/uint16NDArray.h
@@ -47,9 +47,3 @@
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DECLS (uint16NDArray, OCTAVE_API)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/uint32NDArray.cc b/liboctave/uint32NDArray.cc
--- a/liboctave/uint32NDArray.cc
+++ b/liboctave/uint32NDArray.cc
@@ -54,9 +54,3 @@
 
 BSXFUN_STDOP_DEFS_MXLOOP (uint32NDArray)
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DEFS_MXLOOP (uint32NDArray)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/uint32NDArray.h b/liboctave/uint32NDArray.h
--- a/liboctave/uint32NDArray.h
+++ b/liboctave/uint32NDArray.h
@@ -47,9 +47,3 @@
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DECLS (uint32NDArray, OCTAVE_API)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/uint64NDArray.cc b/liboctave/uint64NDArray.cc
--- a/liboctave/uint64NDArray.cc
+++ b/liboctave/uint64NDArray.cc
@@ -54,9 +54,3 @@
 
 BSXFUN_STDOP_DEFS_MXLOOP (uint64NDArray)
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DEFS_MXLOOP (uint64NDArray)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/uint64NDArray.h b/liboctave/uint64NDArray.h
--- a/liboctave/uint64NDArray.h
+++ b/liboctave/uint64NDArray.h
@@ -47,9 +47,3 @@
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DECLS (uint64NDArray, OCTAVE_API)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/uint8NDArray.cc b/liboctave/uint8NDArray.cc
--- a/liboctave/uint8NDArray.cc
+++ b/liboctave/uint8NDArray.cc
@@ -54,9 +54,3 @@
 
 BSXFUN_STDOP_DEFS_MXLOOP (uint8NDArray)
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DEFS_MXLOOP (uint8NDArray)
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/
diff --git a/liboctave/uint8NDArray.h b/liboctave/uint8NDArray.h
--- a/liboctave/uint8NDArray.h
+++ b/liboctave/uint8NDArray.h
@@ -47,9 +47,3 @@
 BSXFUN_STDREL_DECLS (uint8NDArray, OCTAVE_API)
 
 #endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/