( need to read about perl array implementation ... )

Modified get_repeatmasked_seq and _mask_features with an added optional parameter that allow selecting teh way of masking, soft or hard, depending on the repeat class or name

    Didn't create destination directory.
    Tried to fetch data from "pub/NEW".

added TYPE parameter to DBAdaptor constructor

entries.  Makes it easier to customize, and to remember.

sort on the first part of the "description" field.

bugfixes for ExternalFeatureAdaptor,support for assembly version/name in meta table, support for Glovar and removed some mysql-only DB dependencies

the client in the future.

client.