diff --git a/src/zipios++/basicentry.h b/src/zipios++/basicentry.h
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-#ifndef BASICENTRY_H
-#define BASICENTRY_H
-
-#include "zipios-config.h"
-
-#include "meta-iostreams.h"
-#include <string>
-
-#include "fcollexceptions.h"
-#include "fileentry.h"
-#include "filepath.h"
-#include "zipios_defs.h"
-
-namespace zipios {
-
-/** BasicEntry is a FileEntry that is suitable as a base class for
-    basic entries, that e.g. do not support any form of compression */
-class BaseExport BasicEntry : public FileEntry {
-public:
-  /** Constructor.
-      @param filename the filename of the entry.
-      @param comment a comment for the entry.
-      @param basepath
-   */
-  explicit BasicEntry( const string &filename, const string &comment,
-		       const FilePath &basepath = FilePath() ) ;
-  virtual string getComment() const ;
-  virtual uint32 getCompressedSize() const ;
-  virtual uint32 getCrc() const ;
-  virtual vector< unsigned char > getExtra() const ;
-  virtual StorageMethod getMethod() const ;
-  virtual string getName() const ;
-  virtual string getFileName() const ;
-  virtual uint32 getSize() const ;
-  virtual int getTime() const ;
-  virtual bool isValid() const ;
-  
-  //     virtual int hashCode() const ;
-  virtual bool isDirectory() const ;
-  
-  virtual void setComment( const string &comment ) ;
-  virtual void setCompressedSize( uint32 size ) ;
-  virtual void setCrc( uint32 crc ) ;
-  virtual void setExtra( const vector< unsigned char > &extra ) ;
-  virtual void setMethod( StorageMethod method ) ;
-  virtual void setName( const string &name ) ;
-  virtual void setSize( uint32 size ) ;
-  virtual void setTime( int time ) ;
-  
-  virtual string toString() const ;
-  
-  virtual FileEntry *clone() const ;
-
-  virtual ~BasicEntry() ;
-protected:
-  string _filename ;
-  string _comment ;
-  int _size ;
-  bool _valid ;
-  FilePath _basepath ;
-
-};
-
-}
-#endif
-
-/** \file
-    Header file that defines BasicEntry.
-*/
-
-/*
-  Zipios++ - a small C++ library that provides easy access to .zip files.
-  Copyright (C) 2000  Thomas Søndergaard
-  
-  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-  version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-  
-  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-  Lesser General Public License for more details.
-  
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
-  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307  USA
-*/