Remove any reference to LASH, which has been abandoned and still requires the
use of Python 2.

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7c9f4f0..f82ba75 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PACKAGE_WEBPAGE = "http://ll-plugins.nongnu.org/azr3/"
 PACKAGE_BUGTRACKER = "https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?group=ll-plugins"
 PACKAGE_VC = "http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/ll-plugins/azr3-jack.git/"
 
-PKG_DEPS = gtkmm-2.4>=2.8.8 jack>=0.103.0 lash-1.0>=0.5.3
+PKG_DEPS = gtkmm-2.4>=2.8.8 jack>=0.103.0
 
 
 PROGRAMS = azr3
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ azr3_SOURCES = \
 	drawbar.hpp drawbar.cpp \
 	textbox.hpp textbox.cpp
 azr3_SOURCEDIR = azr3
-azr3_CFLAGS = `pkg-config --cflags gtkmm-2.4 jack lash-1.0` -DDATADIR=\"$(pkgdatadir)\"
-azr3_LDFLAGS = `pkg-config --libs gtkmm-2.4 jack lash-1.0` -lpthread
+azr3_CFLAGS = `pkg-config --cflags gtkmm-2.4 jack` -DDATADIR=\"$(pkgdatadir)\"
+azr3_LDFLAGS = `pkg-config --libs gtkmm-2.4 jack` -lpthread
 azr3_cpp_CFLAGS = $(shell if pkg-config --atleast-version=0.107 jack ; then echo -include azr3/newjack.hpp; fi)
 main_cpp_CFLAGS = -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"$(PACKAGE_VERSION)\"
 
diff --git a/azr3/main.cpp b/azr3/main.cpp
index 344fd03..fbe5671 100644
--- a/azr3/main.cpp
+++ b/azr3/main.cpp
@@ -32,13 +32,6 @@ using namespace std;
 
 
 Main::Main(int& argc, char**& argv) : m_ok(false) {
-  
-  /* this is a bit dumb, but the only way I know of to check whether we were
-     started by lashd is to see if lash_extract_args() removes any arguments */
-  int old_argc = argc;  
-  lash_args_t* lash_args = lash_extract_args(&argc, &argv);
-  m_started_by_lashd = (argc != old_argc);
-  
   // parse all non-LASH arguments
   OptionParser op;
   bool help(false);
@@ -166,10 +159,6 @@ Main::Main(int& argc, char**& argv) : m_ok(false) {
     }
   }
     
-  // initialise LASH
-  if (!init_lash(lash_args, jack_get_client_name(m_jack_client)))
-    return;
-  
   m_win->set_title("AZR-3");
   m_win->set_resizable(false);
   m_win->add(*m_gui);
@@ -184,14 +173,11 @@ void Main::run() {
   jack_activate(m_jack_client);
 
   // auto-connect JACK ports if desired
-  if (!m_started_by_lashd)
-    auto_connect();
+  auto_connect();
 
   Glib::signal_timeout().
     connect(sigc::bind_return(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Main::check_changes), 
 			      true), 10);
-  Glib::signal_timeout().
-    connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Main::check_lash_events), 500);
   m_kit->run(*m_win);
   jack_deactivate(m_jack_client);
   m_engine->deactivate();
@@ -343,83 +329,7 @@ int Main::process(jack_nframes_t nframes) {
     
   return 0;
 }
-
-
-bool Main::check_lash_events() {
-  lash_event_t* event;
-  bool go_on = true;
-  while ((event = lash_get_event(m_lash_client))) {
-      
-    // save
-    if (lash_event_get_type(event) == LASH_Save_File) {
-      cerr<<"Received LASH Save command"<<endl;
-      string dir(lash_event_get_string(event));
-      ofstream fout((dir + "/state").c_str());
-      fout<<int(m_program);
-      for (uint32_t i = 0; i < 63; ++i)
-	fout<<" "<<m_gui_controls[i];
-      fout<<endl;
-      write_presets((dir + "/presets").c_str());
-      lash_send_event(m_lash_client, 
-		      lash_event_new_with_type(LASH_Save_File));
-    }
-      
-    // restore
-    else if (lash_event_get_type(event) == LASH_Restore_File) {
-      cerr<<"Received LASH Restore command"<<endl;
-      string dir(lash_event_get_string(event));
-      for (unsigned char i = 0; i < 128; ++i)
-	m_presets[i].empty = true;
-      load_presets((dir + "/presets").c_str());
-      m_gui->clear_programs();
-      for (unsigned char i = 0; i < 128; ++i) {
-	if (!m_presets[i].empty)
-	  m_gui->add_program(i, m_presets[i].name.c_str());
-      }
-      ifstream fin((dir + "/state").c_str());
-      int prog;
-      fin>>prog;
-      m_gui->set_program(prog);
-      for (uint32_t p = 0; p < 63; ++p) {
-	float tmp;
-	fin>>tmp;
-	m_gui->set_control(p, tmp);
-      }
-      lash_send_event(m_lash_client, 
-		      lash_event_new_with_type(LASH_Restore_File));
-    }
-      
-    // quit
-    else if (lash_event_get_type(event) == LASH_Quit) {
-      cerr<<"Received LASH Quit command"<<endl;
-      Gtk::Main::instance()->quit();
-      go_on = false;
-    }
-    
-    lash_event_destroy(event);
-  }
-  return go_on;
-}
-
-
-bool Main::init_lash(lash_args_t* lash_args, const std::string& jack_name) {
-  
-  m_lash_client = lash_init(lash_args, "AZR-3", 
-			    LASH_Config_File, LASH_PROTOCOL(2, 0));
-  if (m_lash_client) {
-    lash_event_t* event = lash_event_new_with_type(LASH_Client_Name);
-    lash_event_set_string(event, "AZR-3");
-    lash_send_event(m_lash_client, event);      
-    lash_jack_client_name(m_lash_client, jack_name.c_str());
-    Glib::signal_timeout().
-      connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Main::check_lash_events), 500);
-  }
-  else
-    cerr<<"Could not initialise LASH!"<<endl;
-  return (m_lash_client != 0);
-}
-  
-  
+ 
 int Main::static_process(jack_nframes_t frames, void* arg) {
   return static_cast<Main*>(arg)->process(frames);
 }
diff --git a/azr3/main.hpp b/azr3/main.hpp
index 48a425c..0406295 100644
--- a/azr3/main.hpp
+++ b/azr3/main.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <gtkmm.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <semaphore.h>
-#include <lash/lash.h>
 
 #include "azr3.hpp"
 #include "azr3gui.hpp"
@@ -65,10 +64,6 @@ protected:
 
   int process(jack_nframes_t nframes);
 
-  bool check_lash_events();
-
-  bool init_lash(lash_args_t* lash_args, const std::string& jack_name);
-
   void auto_connect();
 
   static int static_process(jack_nframes_t frames, void* arg);
@@ -89,10 +84,8 @@ protected:
   sem_t m_gui_changed;
   float m_gui_controls[63];
   Preset m_presets[128];
-  lash_client_t* m_lash_client;
 
   bool m_ok;
-  bool m_started_by_lashd;
   std::string m_auto_midi;
   std::string m_auto_audio;