diff --git a/eo/src/ga/make_help.cpp b/eo/src/ga/make_help.cpp
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-// -*- mode: c++; c-indent-level: 4; c++-member-init-indent: 8; comment-column: 35; -*-
-
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// make_help.h
-// (c) Maarten Keijzer, Marc Schoenauer and GeNeura Team, 2001
-/* 
-    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
-
-    Contact: todos@geneura.ugr.es, http://geneura.ugr.es
-             Marc.Schoenauer@polytechnique.fr
-             mkeijzer@dhi.dk
- */
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#include <utils/eoParser.h>
-#include <fstream.h>
-
-/** Generation of the status file, and output of the help message if needed
- *
- * MUST be called after ALL parameters have been read in order to list them
- *
- * Warning: this is a plain .cpp file and shoudl NOT be included anywhere, 
- * but compiled separately and stored in a library.
- */
-void make_help(eoParser & _parser)
-{
-    // name of the "status" file where all actual parameter values will be saved
-    string str_status = _parser.ProgramName() + ".status"; // default value
-    eoValueParam<string>& statusParam = _parser.createParam(str_status, "status","Status file",'\0', "Persistence" );
-
-   // do the following AFTER ALL PARAMETERS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED
-   // i.e. in case you need parameters somewhere else, postpone these
-    if (_parser.userNeedsHelp())
-      {
-        _parser.printHelp(cout);
-        exit(1);
-      }
-    if (statusParam.value() != "")
-      {
-	ofstream os(statusParam.value().c_str());
-	os << _parser;		// and you can use that file as parameter file
-      }
-}