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+//  (C) Copyright Dave Abrahams, Steve Cleary, Beman Dawes, Howard
+//  Hinnant & John Maddock 2000.  
+//  Use, modification and distribution are 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).
+//
+//  See http://www.boost.org/libs/type_traits for most recent version including documentation.
+
+
+#ifndef BOOST_TT_DETAIL_CV_TRAITS_IMPL_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define BOOST_TT_DETAIL_CV_TRAITS_IMPL_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+#include <ndnboost/config.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/detail/workaround.hpp>
+
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
+
+// implementation helper:
+
+
+#if !(BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__,== 3) && BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC_MINOR__, <= 2))
+namespace ndnboost {
+namespace detail {
+#else
+#include <ndnboost/type_traits/detail/yes_no_type.hpp>
+namespace ndnboost {
+namespace type_traits {
+namespace gcc8503 {
+#endif
+
+template <typename T> struct cv_traits_imp {};
+
+template <typename T>
+struct cv_traits_imp<T*>
+{
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, is_const = false);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, is_volatile = false);
+    typedef T unqualified_type;
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+struct cv_traits_imp<const T*>
+{
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, is_const = true);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, is_volatile = false);
+    typedef T unqualified_type;
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+struct cv_traits_imp<volatile T*>
+{
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, is_const = false);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, is_volatile = true);
+    typedef T unqualified_type;
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+struct cv_traits_imp<const volatile T*>
+{
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, is_const = true);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, is_volatile = true);
+    typedef T unqualified_type;
+};
+
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__,== 3) && BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC_MINOR__, <= 2)
+// We have to exclude function pointers 
+// (see http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?8503)
+yes_type mini_funcptr_tester(...);
+no_type  mini_funcptr_tester(const volatile void*);
+
+} // namespace gcc8503
+} // namespace type_traits
+
+namespace detail {
+
+// Use the implementation above for non function pointers
+template <typename T, unsigned Select 
+  = (unsigned)sizeof(::ndnboost::type_traits::gcc8503::mini_funcptr_tester((T)0)) >
+struct cv_traits_imp : public ::ndnboost::type_traits::gcc8503::cv_traits_imp<T> { };
+
+// Functions are never cv-qualified
+template <typename T> struct cv_traits_imp<T*,1>
+{
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, is_const = false);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, is_volatile = false);
+    typedef T unqualified_type;
+};
+
+#endif
+
+} // namespace detail
+} // namespace ndnboost 
+
+#endif // BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
+
+#endif // BOOST_TT_DETAIL_CV_TRAITS_IMPL_HPP_INCLUDED