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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 University of Memphis,
+ *                    Regents of the University of California
+ *
+ * See COPYING.md for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+// suppress Boost::archive warnings
+#pragma GCC system_header
+#pragma clang system_header
+
+#include <boost/archive/iterators/transform_width.hpp>
+#include <boost/iterator/transform_iterator.hpp>
+#include <boost/archive/iterators/dataflow_exception.hpp>