#if 0 use of Object.nlastrips, there is no way to add or remove these from blender so better not run.

source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_effect.h

@@ -109,15 +109,10 @@ typedef struct EffectorCache {
 	int flag;
 } EffectorCache;
 
-void free_effect(struct Effect *eff);
-void free_effects(struct ListBase *lb);
 struct Effect *copy_effect(struct Effect *eff);
 void copy_effects(struct ListBase *lbn, struct ListBase *lb);
 void deselectall_eff(struct Object *ob);
 
-struct PartEff *give_parteff(struct Object *ob);
-
-
 void			free_partdeflect(struct PartDeflect *pd);
 struct ListBase *pdInitEffectors(struct Scene *scene, struct Object *ob_src, struct ParticleSystem *psys_src, struct EffectorWeights *weights);
 void			pdEndEffectors(struct ListBase **effectors);

source/blender/blenkernel/intern/armature.c

@@ -2120,6 +2120,8 @@ void pchan_calc_mat(bPoseChannel *pchan)
 	pchan_to_mat4(pchan, pchan->chan_mat);
 }
 
+#if 0 /* XXX OLD ANIMSYS, NLASTRIPS ARE NO LONGER USED */
+
 /* NLA strip modifiers */
 static void do_strip_modifiers(Scene *scene, Object *armob, Bone *bone, bPoseChannel *pchan)
 {
@@ -2242,6 +2244,8 @@ static void do_strip_modifiers(Scene *scene, Object *armob, Bone *bone, bPoseCha
 	}
 }
 
+#endif
+
 /* calculate tail of posechannel */
 void where_is_pose_bone_tail(bPoseChannel *pchan)
 {
@@ -2351,9 +2355,12 @@ void where_is_pose_bone(Scene *scene, Object *ob, bPoseChannel *pchan, float cti
 	}
 	
 	if(do_extra) {
+
+#if 0	/* XXX OLD ANIMSYS, NLASTRIPS ARE NO LONGER USED */
 		/* do NLA strip modifiers - i.e. curve follow */
 		do_strip_modifiers(scene, ob, bone, pchan);
-		
+#endif
+
 		/* Do constraints */
 		if (pchan->constraints.first) {
 			bConstraintOb *cob;

source/blender/blenkernel/intern/effect.c

@@ -154,43 +154,6 @@ typedef struct VeNoCo {
 
 /* ***************** PARTICLES ***************** */
 
-/* deprecated, only keep this for readfile.c */
-PartEff *give_parteff(Object *ob)
-{
-	PartEff *paf;
-	
-	paf= ob->effect.first;
-	while(paf) {
-		if(paf->type==EFF_PARTICLE) return paf;
-		paf= paf->next;
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-void free_effect(Effect *eff)
-{
-	PartEff *paf;
-	
-	if(eff->type==EFF_PARTICLE) {
-		paf= (PartEff *)eff;
-		if(paf->keys) MEM_freeN(paf->keys);
-	}
-	MEM_freeN(eff);	
-}
-
-
-void free_effects(ListBase *lb)
-{
-	Effect *eff;
-	
-	eff= lb->first;
-	while(eff) {
-		BLI_remlink(lb, eff);
-		free_effect(eff);
-		eff= lb->first;
-	}
-}
-
 /* -------------------------- Effectors ------------------ */
 void free_partdeflect(PartDeflect *pd)
 {

source/blender/blenkernel/intern/group.c

@@ -108,16 +108,19 @@ void unlink_group(Group *group)
 	}
 	
 	for(ob= bmain->object.first; ob; ob= ob->id.next) {
-		bActionStrip *strip;
 		
 		if(ob->dup_group==group) {
 			ob->dup_group= NULL;
-		
-			/* duplicator strips use a group object, we remove it */
-			for(strip= ob->nlastrips.first; strip; strip= strip->next) {
-				if(strip->object)
-					strip->object= NULL;
+#if 0		/* XXX OLD ANIMSYS, NLASTRIPS ARE NO LONGER USED */
+			{
+				bActionStrip *strip;
+				/* duplicator strips use a group object, we remove it */
+				for(strip= ob->nlastrips.first; strip; strip= strip->next) {
+					if(strip->object)
+						strip->object= NULL;
+				}
 			}
+#endif
 		}
 		
 		for(psys=ob->particlesystem.first; psys; psys=psys->next){
@@ -275,13 +278,14 @@ void group_tag_recalc(Group *group)
 	}
 }
 
-int group_is_animated(Object *parent, Group *group)
+int group_is_animated(Object *UNUSED(parent), Group *group)
 {
 	GroupObject *go;
-	
-	// XXX: old animsys depreceated...
+
+#if 0 /* XXX OLD ANIMSYS, NLASTRIPS ARE NO LONGER USED */
 	if(parent->nlastrips.first)
 		return 1;
+#endif
 
 	for(go= group->gobject.first; go; go= go->next)
 		if(go->ob && go->ob->proxy)

source/blender/blenkernel/intern/library.c

@@ -1319,19 +1319,23 @@ static void lib_indirect_test_id(ID *id, Library *lib)
 	
 	if(GS(id->name)==ID_OB) {		
 		Object *ob= (Object *)id;
-		bActionStrip *strip;
 		Mesh *me;
 
 		int a;
-	
+
+#if 0	/* XXX OLD ANIMSYS, NLASTRIPS ARE NO LONGER USED */
 		// XXX old animation system! --------------------------------------
-		for (strip=ob->nlastrips.first; strip; strip=strip->next){
-			LIBTAG(strip->object); 
-			LIBTAG(strip->act);
-			LIBTAG(strip->ipo);
+		{
+			bActionStrip *strip;
+			for (strip=ob->nlastrips.first; strip; strip=strip->next){
+				LIBTAG(strip->object);
+				LIBTAG(strip->act);
+				LIBTAG(strip->ipo);
+			}
 		}
 		// XXX: new animation system needs something like this?
-	
+#endif
+
 		for(a=0; a<ob->totcol; a++) {
 			LIBTAG(ob->mat[a]);
 		}

source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 #include "BKE_context.h"
 #include "BKE_curve.h"
 #include "BKE_deform.h"
-#include "BKE_effect.h" /* give_parteff */
+#include "BKE_effect.h"
 #include "BKE_fcurve.h"
 #include "BKE_global.h" // for G
 #include "BKE_group.h"
@@ -7084,6 +7084,40 @@ static void do_versions_gpencil_2_50(Main *main, bScreen *screen)
 	}		
 }
 
+/* deprecated, only keep this for readfile.c */
+static PartEff *do_version_give_parteff_245(Object *ob)
+{
+	PartEff *paf;
+
+	paf= ob->effect.first;
+	while(paf) {
+		if(paf->type==EFF_PARTICLE) return paf;
+		paf= paf->next;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+static void do_version_free_effect_245(Effect *eff)
+{
+	PartEff *paf;
+
+	if(eff->type==EFF_PARTICLE) {
+		paf= (PartEff *)eff;
+		if(paf->keys) MEM_freeN(paf->keys);
+	}
+	MEM_freeN(eff);
+}
+static void do_version_free_effects_245(ListBase *lb)
+{
+	Effect *eff;
+
+	eff= lb->first;
+	while(eff) {
+		BLI_remlink(lb, eff);
+		do_version_free_effect_245(eff);
+		eff= lb->first;
+	}
+}
+
 static void do_version_mtex_factor_2_50(MTex **mtex_array, short idtype)
 {
 	MTex *mtex;
@@ -7659,7 +7693,7 @@ static void do_versions(FileData *fd, Library *lib, Main *main)
 		Object *ob = main->object.first;
 		PartEff *paf;
 		while (ob) {
-			paf = give_parteff(ob);
+			paf = do_version_give_parteff_245(ob);
 			if (paf) {
 				if (paf->staticstep == 0) {
 					paf->staticstep= 5;
@@ -8868,7 +8902,7 @@ static void do_versions(FileData *fd, Library *lib, Main *main)
 				}
 			}
 
-			paf = give_parteff(ob);
+			paf = do_version_give_parteff_245(ob);
 			if (paf) {
 				if(paf->disp == 0)
 					paf->disp = 100;
@@ -9876,7 +9910,7 @@ static void do_versions(FileData *fd, Library *lib, Main *main)
 			}
 
 			/* convert old particles to new system */
-			if((paf = give_parteff(ob))) {
+			if((paf = do_version_give_parteff_245(ob))) {
 				ParticleSystem *psys;
 				ModifierData *md;
 				ParticleSystemModifierData *psmd;
@@ -9989,7 +10023,7 @@ static void do_versions(FileData *fd, Library *lib, Main *main)
 						part->type = PART_FLUID;
 				}
 
-				free_effects(&ob->effect);
+				do_version_free_effects_245(&ob->effect);
 
 				printf("Old particle system converted to new system.\n");
 			}
@@ -13444,7 +13478,7 @@ static void expand_object(FileData *fd, Main *mainvar, Object *ob)
 		expand_doit(fd, mainvar, ob->mat[a]);
 	}
 	
-	paf = give_parteff(ob);
+	paf = do_version_give_parteff_245(ob);
 	if (paf && paf->group) 
 		expand_doit(fd, mainvar, paf->group);