Computing with units Files

Java-units 1.89.J01
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This release mimicks version 1.89e of GNU units by offering
three new features:

1. Conversion to mixed units, for example, meters to feet and inches, 
   or time to hours, minutes and seconds, like these:
   
     2 m = 6 ft + 6 in + 6|8in (rounded up to nearest 1|8in)
     2 years = 17531 hours + 37 min + 31.949357 sec
     
   To save typing, patterns used for such conversions may be defined
   in units data file as 'unit list aliases'.
     
2. Unicode support. Java works internally with double-byte Unicode 
   characters. The units data file must now use the UTF-8 encoding, 
   so you can use Unicode characters in unit names.
   However, the access to them is restricted by the GUI font,
   the encoding used by the operating system for command-line
   input and output, and by what you can enter from the keyboard.
   You can change the font and encoding using properties
   and command-line options.
   
3. Unit names may end with a digit other than zero, if the digit
   is preceded by an underscore, e.g. 'NO_2'.
   
Internally, a generated parser is now used to read the units data file,
and a lot of code clean-up has been done.

Because of the extensive changes, you may regard this release
as a beta-version, and are welcome to report any problems 
at the SourceForge page, or directly to roman.redz at swipnet.se.