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 * #5083: Fix wrong make.bat option for internationalization.
 * #5115: napoleon: add admonitions added by #4613 to the docs.
 
-Release 1.7.10 (in development)
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-Incompatible changes
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-Testing
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 Release 1.7.9 (released Sep 05, 2018)
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