The extractToEOL Kernal namespace method has been moved to the Kernal::Strings namespace where it makes more sense to be alongside other string and ascii stream methods

The change was made because of the difficulties i was having with the binary files stream provided by the FileDescriptor.

This is quite a useful one, as I've seen at least 3 different implementations
of that. Rigorous tests for it were added as well.

Refs #7772

Before making real code changes.

The ADS can set a string of characters each of which is not allowed to
be present within a workspace name. The current value is an empty string
and this will have some kind of default setting in the nearer future.

Refs #3669: Refactored LoadInstrument by moving the parsing code to Geometry/InstrumentDefinitionParser. This allowed ExperimentInfo to use it to load the instrument directly.

A routine, which transforms a path into vector of strings 

Refs #3157 Sort our System.h. It was becoming a dumping ground. It should only be touched when absolutely necessary as it affects every file in Mantid. Also combined this with Refs #2345 to sort out DLLExport/DLLImport usage. It's done for Kernel, Geometry and API but stuff in the plugins could do with updating as well.

Refs #2711: Added an Algorithm to create MDHistoWorkspace. Added Utils namespace to put some things that fit nowhere else, namely a nested for loop helper. Added a helper for MDEventWorkspace creation for tests.

Fixes #2509: added a join() method to join strings together. Also, fixed MD RunParam header file (did it actually build on Windows??? )

Rename Framework code directory to just that. Also delete Main and VS & Eclipse project file. Re #1881.

Copyright updated to read
Copyright © 2007-10 ISIS Rutherford Appleton Laboratory & NScD Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Improved windows build of geometry.

Still got one linking error though

Improved windows build of geometry.

Still got two linking errors though

  Updating Support to deal with Visual studio error (hopefully)


  Changed to add info

    Altering Support to get round the lack of an export
    command in VC7. Modification now mean that template explicits
    can be defined. See SupportKernel for method to do that. 
    The actual template code now resides in SupportTempCode.h.
    Do no include this file EXCEPT in a SupportKernel, or similar file
    e.g. SupportGeometry. If you are neither writing or adding template 
    forms just us Support.h in the normal way.  

    This is part 1 of a two part check-in (next section in 2 min or so)