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+// Boost.Function library
+//  Copyright (C) Douglas Gregor 2008
+//
+//  Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost
+//  Software License, Version 1.0.  (See accompanying file
+//  LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+//
+// For more information, see http://www.boost.org
+#ifndef BOOST_FUNCTION_FWD_HPP
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_FWD_HPP
+#include <ndnboost/config.hpp>
+
+#if defined(__sgi) && defined(_COMPILER_VERSION) && _COMPILER_VERSION <= 730 && !defined(BOOST_STRICT_CONFIG)
+// Work around a compiler bug.
+// ndnboost::python::objects::function has to be seen by the compiler before the
+// ndnboost::function class template.
+namespace ndnboost { namespace python { namespace objects {
+  class function;
+}}}
+#endif
+
+#if defined (BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION)                    \
+ || defined(BOOST_BCB_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION_BUG)                         \
+ || !(defined(BOOST_STRICT_CONFIG) || !defined(__SUNPRO_CC) || __SUNPRO_CC > 0x540)
+#  define BOOST_FUNCTION_NO_FUNCTION_TYPE_SYNTAX
+#endif
+
+namespace ndnboost {
+  class bad_function_call;
+
+#if !defined(BOOST_FUNCTION_NO_FUNCTION_TYPE_SYNTAX)
+  // Preferred syntax
+  template<typename Signature> class function;
+
+  template<typename Signature>
+  inline void swap(function<Signature>& f1, function<Signature>& f2)
+  {
+    f1.swap(f2);
+  }
+#endif // have partial specialization
+
+  // Portable syntax
+  template<typename R> class function0;
+  template<typename R, typename T1> class function1;
+  template<typename R, typename T1, typename T2> class function2;
+  template<typename R, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3> class function3;
+  template<typename R, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4> 
+    class function4;
+  template<typename R, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4,
+           typename T5> 
+    class function5;
+  template<typename R, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4,
+           typename T5, typename T6> 
+    class function6;
+  template<typename R, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4,
+           typename T5, typename T6, typename T7> 
+    class function7;
+  template<typename R, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4,
+           typename T5, typename T6, typename T7, typename T8> 
+    class function8;
+  template<typename R, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4,
+           typename T5, typename T6, typename T7, typename T8, typename T9> 
+    class function9;
+  template<typename R, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4,
+           typename T5, typename T6, typename T7, typename T8, typename T9,
+           typename T10> 
+    class function10;
+}
+
+#endif