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@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 !               GaudiPython analyses.
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2017-01-16 - Vanya Belyaev
+ - add reference file for ROOT-6.08.02 
+
 ! 2016-12-14 - Vanya Belyaev
  - add error handlers for ROOT and GSL
 
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