diff --git a/scheme/xlib/stuff.scm b/scheme/xlib/stuff.scm
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-;; named-args->alist does this:
-;; '(a 5 b 6 ((c . 10) (d . 5))) -> '((a . 5) (b . 6) (c . 10) (d . 5))
-;; '(e 3) -> '((e . 3))
-;; '((f . 0)) -> '((f . 0))
-;; (hard to explain :-)
-
-(define (named-args->alist args)
-  (let loop ((alist '())
-	     (args args))
-    (cond
-     ((null? args) (reverse alist))
-     ((null? (cdr args)) (loop (append (car args) alist) '()))
-     (else (let ((sym (car args))
-		 (val (cadr args)))
-	     (loop (cons (cons sym val) alist)
-		   (cddr args)))))))
-
-
-(define-exported-binding "string->symbol" string->symbol)
-
-
-;; alist-split returns multiple values. the first values are all associations 
-;; of the keys. and additionaly the "rest" of the alist as one value.
-
-(define (alist-split alist key-def-list)
-  (let ((keys (map car key-def-list)))
-    (let ((vals (map (lambda (key)
-		       (let ((v (assq key alist)))
-			 (if v v (assq key key-def-list))))
-		     keys))
-	  (rest (fold-right (lambda (this rest)
-			      (if (memq (car this) keys)
-				  rest
-				  (cons this rest)))
-			    '()
-			    alist)))
-      (apply values (append vals (list rest))))))
-
-;; according to the XLib constant "Null" which is defined as "0L"
-
-(define null-resource? zero?)
-(define null-resource 0)
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