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"mostattributes<-" <- function(obj, value) {
    if(length(value)) {
	if(!is.list(value)) stop("RHS must be list")
	if(h.nam <- !is.na(inam <- match("names", names(value)))) {
	    n1 <- value[[inam]];	value <- value[-inam] }
	if(h.dim <- !is.na(idin <- match("dim", names(value)))) {
	    d1 <- value[[idin]];	value <- value[-idin] }
	if(h.dmn <- !is.na(idmn <- match("dimnames", names(value)))) {
	    dn1 <- value[[idmn]];	value <- value[-idmn] }
	attributes(obj) <- value
        dm <- attr(obj, "dim")
	## for list-like objects with a length() method, e.g. POSIXlt
	L <- length(if(is.list(obj)) unclass(obj) else obj)
        ## Be careful to set dim before dimnames.
	if(h.dim && L == prod(d1)) attr(obj, "dim") <- dm <- d1
	if(h.dmn && !is.null(dm)) {
            ddn <- sapply(dn1, length)
            if( all((dm == ddn)[ddn > 0]) ) attr(obj, "dimnames") <- dn1
        }
        ## don't set if it has 'dim' now
	if(h.nam && is.null(dm) && L == length(n1)) attr(obj, "names") <- n1
    }
    obj
}
